The Lighthouse and What It Does
Gary McDonald is with the Lighthouse Counseling & Family Resource Center
Gary is an entrepreneur and non-profit leader having founded Nursefinders of Cincinnati and Nursefinders of Pittsburgh (both temporary nursing services) as well as an Australian themed restaurant which he owned and operated for six years. Gary served as CEO of Colorado-based Care and Share Food Bank for five years and later went on to launch Feeding America San Diego, the largest food bank in San Diego County. Mayor Sanders and the City of San Diego declared April 4 2010, Gary McDonald Day in honor of his service to low-income people residing in San Diego County.
At the request of the White House, Gary participated in a panel discussion for the Office of Faith Based and Community Initiatives on Hunger and Homelessness. By invitation of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Gary participated in the Successful Strategies in Changing Behavior forum in order to reduce the number of deaths related to drunk driving.
Gary has assisted in emergency efforts for the Hayman fire in Colorado, one of the largest and most devastating wildfires in Colorado's recorded history. Gary also served as the California State Director for Mothers Against Drunk Driving. Later he successfully merged Senior Gleaners Food Bank with the Sacramento Food Bank to streamline hunger relief in Sacramento County.
Gary has performed humanitarian work in Nicaragua, El Salvador and Thailand. He has undergraduate degrees in both Marketing and Finance from the University of Wisconsin and a Master’s Degree in Counseling from the University of Colorado. Gary currently serves as the Executive Director of Lighthouse Counseling and Family Resource Center. He is married to Minerva and has one daughter who is an attorney in Washington DC.
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