Thomas Henry Livers

Background

Livers, Thomas Henry was born on September 15, 1946 in Louisville. Son of Henry Edgar and Katherine (Ellison) Livers.

Education

Bachelor, University Louisville, 1970. Postgraduate, Butler University, Indianapolis. Postgraduate, University Connecticut, Bridgeport.

Career

Elephant zookeeper Louisville Zoo, 1968-1970. Curator Indianapolis Zoo, 1970-1972. Zoo director Breadsley Park Zoo, Bridgeport, 1972-1975.

Executive director East Bay Zoological Society, Oakland, California, 1975-1977. Zoo superintendent Lafayette Zoological Park, Norfolk, Virginia, 1977-1982. Executive director Nature Center of Charlestown, Devault, Pennsylvania, 1982-1985, Community Health Task Force, Philadelphia, 1985-1986.

Regional director National Society to Prevent Blindness, Harrisburg, 1986-1989. Executive director National Kidney Foundation, Indiana, 1990-1992. Mortgage broker, loan officer Louisville, 1992-1994.

Director development Holy Rosary Academy, 1994-1996, Presbyterian Community Center, Louisville, 1996-1998, Cedar Lake Foundation, LaGrange, 1998-2000, Bridgehaven, Inc., Louisville, 2000-2001. Associate director Community Foundation of South Alabama, Mobile, 2001—2005. Consultant, since 2005.

Director development Wilmer Hall Children's Home, 2006. Resource development director Trover Health Systems, Madisonville, Kentucky, 2006—2007. Director development Found United Meth Comm, since 2007.

Consultant Connecticut General Assembly, Hartford, Connecticut, 1973—1975. Co-chair Non-Profit Summit, 2003.

Achievements

• Thomas Henry Livers has been listed as a noteworthy not-for-profit fundraiser, consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Active Leadership Mobile, 2003. Finance chair Envision Alabama Transit Summit, 2005. Board director Indiana Organ Donors Advisory Board, Indianapolis, 1990—1992, Earth Day Louisville Zoo, Louisville Audubon Society, Louisville Nature Center, Kentuckiana Children's Center, Fair Housing Center.

Member advisory board Gulf Coast Zoo. Board directors Vanderbitt School Medicine Institute Global Health Advisory Board, since 2007, board member AFP chapter Nashville, 2009, board member learning exprience, 2006. Member of Association Fundraising Professional (president Gulf Coast Chapter since 2005, certified board chair Greater Metro Louisville chapter, vice president board Gulf Coast AFP chapter, certified chair Gulf Coast chapter, vice president Nashville chapter since 2010, Outstanding Fundraising Executive 2004), University Club Louisville, Focus Louisville, Exchange Club of the United States (life honorary).

Interests

• Avocations: oil painting, gardening, reading, writing, traveling.

Connections

Married Karen Culter, June 13, 1970 (divorced June 1988). Children: Zehra Livers Hudson, Floyd Forrest. Married Beverly Morgan Dennis, June 1996.

Children: Eric Dennis, Jarrett Dennis.

Father:

Henry Edgar Livers

Mother:

Katherine (Ellison) Livers

Spouse:

Beverly Morgan Dennis

Spouse:

Karen Culter

child:

Jarrett Dennis Livers

child:

Floyd Forrest Livers

child:

Eric Dennis Livers

child:

Zehra Livers Hudson Livers