Thomas Howard O'Donnell

Background

O'Donnell, Thomas Howard was born on August 18, 1943 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States. Son of Howard W. and Gwendolyn A. O'D.

Education

Bachelor, University of Michigan, 1965; Master of Business Administration, University of Michigan, 1967.

Career

With sales, marketing, management, corporation planning, International Business Machines Corporation, Detroit, Armonk, New York, White Plains, New York, 1967-1979; director planning systems communications division, International Business Machines Corporation, White Plains, 1979-1981; product manager industry systems systems communications division, International Business Machines Corporation, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1981-1982; vice president product management entry systems division, International Business Machines Corporation, Boca Raton, Florida, 1982-1984; vice chairman, chief Executive officer, Connecting Point of America Inc., Denver, 1984-1986; chief operating officer, General Computer Company, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1986; executive vice president operations, Sunrise Medical Inc., Torrance, California, 1987-1988; president, Sunrise Medical/Quickie Designs, Fresno, California, since 1988. Board directors Fresno Business Council, since 1994, The WOW Foundation, since 1992.

Achievements

• Thomas Howard O"Donnell has been listed as a noteworthy Wheelchair manufacturing executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Metro circle member Fresno Metropolitan Museum, since 1989. Member Fresno Chamber of Commerce (board directors).

Interests

• Avocations: skiing, travel, reading, fishing.

Connections

Married Jo Anne Smith, August 18, 1967 (divorced February 1974). Married Marilyn L. Jamroz, December 21, 1974. Adopted children: Steven, Sandra.

Father:

Howard W. O'D.

Mother:

Gwendolyn A. O'D.

Spouse:

Jo Anne Smith

Spouse:

Marilyn L. Jamroz

child:

Steven O'Donnell

child:

Sandra O'Donnell