Jim Garboden

Secretary

Jim Garboden was elected secretary of the Fraternity at the 2006 Karnea in Indianapolis. He was first elected to the Arch Chapter in 1999 as the Eastern Division president. He was re-elected president in 2001 and served as chairman of the Committee on Chapters. After a two year hiatus, Garboden was elected to a third term as Eastern Division president in 2005.

As a Delta Tau Delta alumnus, Garboden has served as a division vice president for the Eastern Division as well as house corporation treasurer and president for two different corporations at the same time.

Professionally, Garboden is the co-owner of RFC Staffing & Solutions, an IT solutions firm based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with branch offices in Johnstown, PA, and Washington DC. Prior to co-founding RFC, Garboden also served as the project manager for the Public Safety Department of Allegheny County (Pittsburgh), which was responsible for the creation and implementation of the E9-1-1 system.

Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Garboden received his B.A. in political science from the University of Pittsburgh in 1988. He currently resides outside of Pittsburgh.