In addition
to founding and leading LBNF since its inception, Gavin has volunteered his
time as a member of the board of the Neighborhood Advisory Group, the Newcomb
Academy Foundation the Wrigley Association and the Georgetown Alumni Club of
Orange County. Gavin currently splits his professional efforts between raising
money for several non-profits (including the Reportage Foundation which he
co-founded) and managing events for a diverse group of clients throughout
Southern California.
Previously,
Gavin worked as Director of Marketing for Run Racing, an event management
company that puts on events for more than 60,000 participants during the year.
Their largest event is the 25,000 person Long Beach Marathon. He also was
Director of Membership Development for the Parents Television Council (PTC), a
national advocacy group with more than 1.3 million members dedicated to
protecting children from graphic sex, violence and profanity in the media.
As a
National Spokesperson for PTC, Gavin appeared as a guest on numerous news
programs including Fox News and CNN.
His writing
on education and children’s issues have been printed in The Washington Post,
The New York Times, and dozens of other publications.
During his
time at the Boys and Girls Clubs of America, Gavin and his staff were
recognized as the best overall Boys and Girls Club program out of more than
3,000 in the nation.
Gavin
graduated from Georgetown University ’s School of Foreign Service with a BS in
Foreign Service, and continues to take an active part in his alma mater. He
also completed the Advanced Leadership Certificate Program at Clemson
University, graduated from the Leadership Institute’s Grassroots Activist
School and the Neighborhood Leadership Program sponsored by the National Center
for Community Justice and was selected as a McCabe Executive Leadership Fellow.
He has
completed 18 full marathons including the New York, Long Beach, Los Angeles and
Marine Corp Marathons.
Gavin was raised in Brooklyn, NY but has lived in Southern
California with his wife, two children and his dog for more than 15 years.
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