Appointed by the Board in 2017 as the General Manager, Jim was previously the Engineering and Operations Manager for seven years before Ron Thames retired at the end of 2016.

Jim is a graduate of Umpqua Community College with an Associate of Science in Civil Engineering, and has worked in the water and wastewater field in the Roseburg area since 1991. Jim is currently the President-elect of the Pacific Clean Water Association (PNCWA) and a past president of the Umpqua Basin Operators Section of the PNCWA.