David Gaither
| David Gaither | |
|---|---|
| Born |
March 4, 1957 Plymouth, Minnesota |
| Occupation | marketing, legislator |
| Political party | Republican Party |
David C. Gaither (born March 4, 1957) is a Minnesota resident, business and non-profit executive with over 20 years of private sector leadership positions ranging from early stage/startups using private equity, to venture capital funded expansions of stage II organizations to publicly traded, fortune 500 firms in telecommunications, direct response marketing, executive search and turnaround efforts and a former member of the Minnesota Senate who represented District 43, which included portions of Minnetonka, Plymouth and Medicine Lake. A Republican, he was elected in 2002 and served three years before resigning to become Governor Tim Pawlenty's chief of staff.
Gaither lives in Plymouth, Minnesota where he is the Executive Director of the International Education Center (IEC) in Minneapolis one of the largest CBO providers of Adult Basic Education (ABE) services in the state of Minnesota. Serving newly arrived adult immigrants and refugees, providing English language instruction, math classes, GED classes, computer classes, citizenship classes, jobs skills training.• Member of International Visitor Program, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of State, providing a focus on the role that NGOs play in U.S. resettlement efforts.
Gaither was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He graduated from Wayzata High School as a member of the National Honor Society and was a four time state champion and record holder in the hurdles. While at the University of Minnesota he established a number of records and earned All Big Ten honors in the High Hurdles. He volunteered as Area Director of the Wayzata/Plymouth Youth Football Association, and as Board Member of the Lake Minnetonka Athletic Association and as Vice Chair of the Plymouth Planning Commission before becoming State Senator of SD43.
Gaither's endorsements included, Education Minnesota, Minnesota Chamber of Commerce, Twin West Chamber of Commerce, Taxpayer League of Minnesota and was a member of the Commerce, Capital Investment, E-12 Education Finance, Regulated Utilities, Jobs, Energy and Community Development, and Employee Relations committees. In 2005, Gaither resigned from his position as State Senator to assume the role of Chief of Staff under Governor Tim Pawlenty.
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