Don McGriff's Experience

Military:

• United States Marine Corps, Honorably Discharged in 1965

Work History:

As a teenager Don worked from the age of 14 delivering newspapers at 4 in the morning or working in a grocery store.

After his time in the Marines he worked at Sears Roebuck and Company and the L&N Railroad while attending college.

After college Don moved to Fairhope where he bought into an engineering firm that consulted with and provided dockside cranes and equipment to shipyards and ports worldwide. He traveled the world extensively during those years. He was president of Coastal Homebuilders of Daphne.

Don was Vice President of Marketing for an east coast shipyard and crane manufacturer. He co-established a design engineering firm in Daphne in which he served as an owner and officer. He ran a retail establishment and served as Chairman of the Board of American Systems and Services.

Governor Riley appointed him to a three year term on the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles. He resigned as a confidential assistant to the Governor’s office to run for the Senate from Baldwin County.

Community Service:

• Rotarian
• Alumnus of Leadership Baldwin County
• Member of Baldwin County United
• Former member of the Board of Directors of the Eastern Shore Chamber of Commerce
• Chairman of Fairhope’s Glorious Fourth Celebration for two years
• Started, Chaired and Emceed the Eastern Shore Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast for its first two years through the Eastern Shore Chamber of Commerce.
• Served on both national and international boards for Christian Businessmen’s and prison ministry organizations.
• Governor’s appointee to the Alabama Commission on Women and Girls in the Criminal Justice System.
• Member of a task force in the Governor’s Office of Faith Based Initiatives.

Elective Office:

• Five years on the Baldwin County Board of Education
• Three years as Chairman of Baldwin County Republicans
• Longtime member of both the Alabama Republican Executive Committee and the Baldwin County Republican Executive Committee.
• Republican Nominee for Lt. Governor.