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| Affiliation | Republican |
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| Name | James C. Roddey |
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15217, United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
| Born |
00, 1933
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| Died | March 07, 2024
(91 years)
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| Contributor | Tony82 |
| Last Modifed | RBH
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| Info | James C. Roddey is a graduate of Texas Christian University and a former Captain in the U.S. Marine Corps.
His forty plus year business career has included the Presidencies of Turner Communication Corp., Rollins Communications Corp., Wexford Health Sources (a nationwide provider of specialized health services), as well as the Presidencies or Chairmanships of six other companies. Mr. Roddey served as a Director of 5 publicly held corporations and as President of two national, industry trade organizations. He is currently Chairman of Business Records Management.
Active in civic, community and governmental affairs, Mr. Roddey has served on the boards of thirty such organizations, twelve of which he chaired, including Port Authority Transit, Eye and Ear Hospital, WQED, The Public Theatre and The United Way. Mr. Roddey currently serves as an Emeritus Trustee of the University of Pittsburgh, on the boards of the Sara Scaife and Pittsburgh Foundations, and as a Director of five other non-profit boards including the Intergovernment Cooperation Authority (City of Pittsburgh Oversight Board).
Mr. Roddey was elected Allegheny County’s First Chief Executive in November of 1999 and served until January of 2004.
Mr. Roddey has received more than 50 local, state, and national awards from a variety of governmental, industry, civic, educational and non-profit organizations, including 3 Honorary Doctorates, a Distinguished Alumnus Award, and was selected as Pittsburgh Man of the Year.
Mr. Roddey’s wife Elin is also active in the community having served on numerous civic boards. Her current board memberships include Phipps Conservatory, The Children’s Museum and The Children’s Home.
The Roddey’s have two children and three grandchildren.
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