Background
Gibbons, Miles J. was born on June 25, 1935 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Miles J. and Claire (Kennedy) Gibbons.
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Miles J. Gibbons
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Bachelor, Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, 1957; Juris Doctor, Georgetown University, 1964.
Career
Cost accountant, United States Steel, Johnstown, Pennsylvania, 1957-1960; accountant, Radio Corporation of America Svc. Company, Alexandria, Virginia, 1961-1964; attorney, Keating, Waterval and Johnson, Falls Church, Virginia, 1964-1965; staff attorney, AMP Inc., Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1965-1968; counsel to minority leader House of Representatives, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, 1968-1970; associate attorney, Morgan, Lewis and Bockius, Harrisburg, 1968-1971; partner, Morgan, Lewis and Bockius, Harrisburg, 1971-1981; of counsel, Morgan, Lewis and Bockius, Harrisburg, 1981-1984; executive director, The Helen F. Whitaker Fund, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, since 1984; executive director, The Franklin H. and Ruth L. Wells Foundation, Machanicsburg, since 1983; president, The Whitaker Foundation, Rosslyn, Virginia and Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, since 1981.
Achievements
Membership
Member school board Northern York County School District, Dillsburg, Pennsylvania, 1984-1988. Chair problem solving committee United Way of Capital Region, Harrisburg, 1990-1991. Board directors United Way of Pennsylvania, 1994-1995.
Board directors South Control Pennsylvania Housing Development Foundation, Harrisburg, 1990-1995, member Executive Committee, 1991-1995. Board directors Council for Public Education, Harrisburg, 1989-1992, The Fredricksen Foundation, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, since 1990. Member of advisory board Milton S. Hershey Medical School, since 1992.
Volunteer Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Harrisburg, 1990-1995. Co-chair Foundation Executive Rountable, Harrisburg, since 1989. Board directors Capital Campaign Review Committee, Harrisburg, since 1989, chair, since 1992.
Member Rotary Club Harrisburg (president 1988-1989, Community Svc. award 1990).
Connections
Married Carole Forker. Children: Miles D., Elisabeth D.
