During his professional career, Jim has provided strategic and creative leadership to a variety of institutions, including:

Higher education:
Cornell University, including roles as Associate Director of University Class Affairs and as Director of the Midwest Office where he was responsible for managing annual giving, major gifts, corporate and foundation relations throughout the Midwest.

Northwestern University, where he served as Director of the Great Teachers $30M endowment campaign and as Director of Development for the Undergraduate College.

Lake Forest Graduate School of Management, as Vice President for Enterprise Advancement he was responsible for strategic planning, fundraising, and developing innovative programs to reach out to traditional and nontraditional constituencies. Jim was part of the executive team that developed and structured funding for the online learning program for the school.

Healthcare:
Advocate Health Care, as vice president for development, communications and public affairs for the bioethics center.

Social service:
Goodwill Industries of Metropolitan Chicago and Northern Illinois, as Executive Director.

Consulting:
Grenzebach Glier & Associates, as Chief Operating Officer; then as president of his own firm which he launched in 2005.

Education and Certifications
Bachelor of Science, Cornell University
Master of Theological Studies (magna cum laude), Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
Certification, Hartman Value Profile, Axiometrics, Inc.

Affiliations
Member, Association of Fundraising Professionals
Nonprofit Coach, Community Foundation of Broward
Consultant in Good Standing, The Hartman Institute
Participant, Senior Executive Orientation, Leadership Broward Foundation
Volunteer Consultant, Florida Association for Volunteer Action in the Caribbean and the Americas

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