Tim serves as the city council coordinator for the City of Springfield. Outside of his work, he has served as a Sangamon County board member, Springfield city alderman, sits on the Sangamon Council Animal Advisory Committee, and is heavily involved with Relay for Life (he was a team captain for 20 years and chairman for two years). He also gives a great deal of time as a youth baseball and football coach. He stays involved with Illinois State as a co-leader for the Springfield Area Alumni Network. 

As a nontraditional student (having attended ISU in his early 30s), he served on the College of Business executive council as vice president, played intramural sports, and was a founding member and president of Pi Sigma Epsilon business fraternity. 

He serves on the Alumni Association board of directors' Redbird Prime committee. He can be reached at timothy.griffin@alumni.ilstu.edu.