Businessman and community leader Arden Miller has been elected to Boys Republic’s Board of Directors. As an alumnus of Boys Republic and a founding member of the youth agency’s alumni association, Mr. Miller brings first-hand experience to his volunteer assignment as a Board member.

Arden Miller

Spending a good part of his teenage years (1947-49) at Boys Republic, young Miller found athletics, student government and the entrepreneurial spirit with Boys Republic students approach work and problems to his liking. He rose in student government to campus Mayor.
After four years in the Marines, Mr. Miller began his career with business college and work as an insurance broker in San Diego, an endeavor he continues to this day. With a talent for flexibility and innovation, Arden owned businesses, including a 7-11 Store franchise and a family restaurant in Carlsbad. He founded and operated the Little Old Cobbler, a statewide shoe repair enterprise.

Mr. Miller has maintained active professional and community affiliations, including Past President of the 7-11 Franchisee Owners’ Association, Southern Sun Cooperative Board of Directors, and membership in the Oceanside Chamber of Commerce. He has won civic recognition for his work with Boy Scouts of America, earning the Silver Beaver Award and he received Citizen of the Year Award for his sponsorship of fund raising and child development programs.

Arden and his wife, Fanny, adopted and raised five children, most of whom are now business owners and operators, themselves.