Commissioner
Virginia Department of Rehabilitative Services

In 1965, Jim began his relationship with DRS when he became a client after a sledding accident which resulted in a Spinal Cord Injury and has been a counselor, a trainer, and deputy commissioner at DRS.  He has been involved with disability advocacy and programming for more than 40 years.

Since September 2010, Jim has also been serving as the Interim Commissioner at the Virginia Department of Aging.  His main goal is to look for areas wherein a convergence of aging and disability occurs in order to increase the array of services available to Virginians with disabilities and Older Virginians.

Jim has served on the community boards for Housing Opportunities Made Equal, A Grace Place, and CultureWorks.  He also is a Deacon at Grace Baptist Church where he has served as the key volunteer for CARITAS since 2007.