Directors
Doug Combs, Board Member |
Email: dcombs@gardencenterservices.org
Doug Combs: Doug was born in South Bend, Indiana and moved to Chicago when he was 10 years old. He moved to Oak Lawn in 1976 upon leaving the U.S. Army.
· His education consists of Stewart Elementary School from 1960-1964, Senn High School from 1964-1968, and Loyola University from 1968-1972. He served in the U.S. Army (Infantry) active duty from 1972-1976. He served in various command and staff positions. Since 1976 to the present, he has worked in the insurance industry as a liability underwriter and in product development. Within his time working as an underwriter and product developer, he held various committee chairmanships and management positions.
· Doug is an active member of St. Linus Church for over 28 years. He helped found the RCIA program has participated in Christ Renews His Parish, Married Couples Club, Boy Scouts, the liaison committee to foster greater communication between his parish and their twinning parish in Chicago, and last, but not far from least, Eucharistic Minister.
· He was a member of Kiwanis for seven years where he was the Chairman of the Police Liaison Committee. As a member of Kiwanis, he became a Red Cross Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) instructor.
· He has been an active member since first coming to Garden Center Services 21 years ago. He has been on the Board of Directors for about 19 years and has participated in various other committees over the years. He has held every officer’s post on the Board over the years and looks forward to continuing to serve Garden Center Services if elected again.