Investment Committee
After receiving a B.A. from Emory University and M.S. degrees from both Georgia Tech and Georgia State University, Jim spent more than 20 years as a financial executive in the airline industry. He finished his career as CFO of a telecommunications company in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area before moving to Asheville in 2010. Amid several corporate roles, he notes a “sabbatical” as CFO of CARE USA, an international relief and development organization that operates in some 60 developing countries. During nearly four years in this role, he was able to learn from across some of the most impoverished places in Southern Asia, Latin America and Africa. With this came a clearer understanding that it is not initiative, but the circumstances of birth, that dictate an overwhelming proportion of opportunity across the world.
In retirement, Jim has been involved with many local non-profit organizations. He has served, on the board of MANNA Food Bank for several years and will serve as its board president in 2022. Jim is also a Guardian ad Litem, appointed by the Juvenile Court system of Buncombe County to represent the interests of children in the protective custody of foster care.
Address:
890 Hendersonville Rd
Asheville, NC 28803
Mailing:
890 Hendersonville Rd
Asheville, NC 28803
Join our mailing list to receive updates on our latest news, funding opportunities, and more.
© 2024 Dogwood Health Trust. All rights reserved.
Support programs and networks that reduce deaths, treat addiction, and prevent first use
Help reduce disparities based on race, location, education and income factors
Invest in integrated heath care with seamless connections to supportive services
Support communities that promote healthy living and resiliency and help mitigate the impact of trauma, isolation and stress on individuals and families, especially those experiencing poverty
Support a well-funded, sustainable, competitive entrepreneur and small business ecosystem throughout the region
Help build a regional economic ecosystem that supports increased creation/retention of jobs and business ownership
Help build a skilled workforce with the knowledge and technical abilities to excel in a wide range of industry employment opportunities that provide a competitive, sustainable wage
Source, analyze and share a comprehensive, county-by-county data set that paints a full picture of work readiness, economic development and entrepreneurial needs and opportunities specific to Western North Carolina
Work in tandem with Economic Opportunity Strategic Priority to invest in career readiness at the community college and university levels
Support K-12 learning experiences with the resources and sustainability to provide an excellent academic and social-emotional education, so that all students graduate ready for college or career
Invest in an improved early childhood education ecosystem with the resources and sustainability to provide developmentally appropriate, affordable and accessible education and care to support ages birth to five, so that all children in WNC enter kindergarten ready to learn
Source, analyze and share a comprehensive set of publicly available data that provides a regularly updated, county-by-county picture of access, workforce and student outcomes in early childhood education and K-12 education specific to Western North Carolina
Loans, guarantees, and other financial tools to leverage funding opportunities
Increase affordable housing for lowest-income individuals and families
Support age-appropriate resources in affordable and workforce units, rental and owned
Invest in housing with sustainable supports for physical and mental health and wellbeing
Support healthy and safe revitalizations that work against displacement and gentrification, preserve home ownership and create generational wealth.