Overview
James has over 15 years of experience in communications, operations, marketing, and campaign management with organizations across industries, serving as a senior adviser to local, statewide and federal offices, industry-leading start-ups, small businesses, and advocacy campaigns.
He enjoys challenges and working with teams on solutions that require bringing people and ideas together to work collaboratively and efficiently. His strengths include balancing the big picture with critical details and translating complex projects and goals among stakeholders. He believes measurable outcomes are essential to learning and producing high quality results.
Kansas-educated through and through, he attended Shawnee Mission public schools, earned a scholarship for Men's Basketball at Kansas City Kansas Community College, a degree in History and a minor in Environmental Studies at the University of Kansas, and completed his Master of Public Administration degree at WSU.