Jim received a Master of Public Health degree from University of Alabama at Birmingham in 1986. For the past 25 years he managed the Veteran Administration's Southeastern Blind Rehabilitation Center (SBRC), a 32-bed residential treatment program for veterans receiving comprehensive training in adjustment to sight loss. He recently retired as their Assistant Director. During his time at the SBRC, he also set up the hospital's non-profit research corporation of which he has been the Executive Director for the past 17 years. Jim spent the early part of his career as a Blind Rehabilitation and Manual Arts Therapist, working directly with patients in a residential setting.
Jim was lured out of retirement to contribute his extensive leadership and management experience to the Magnolia Creek team as our original C.E.O. He is also a talented and skilled woodworker, and evidence of his craft can be found throughout the facility.