Jim is a graduate of the University of California, San Diego. He went on to attend graduate school at the University of California, Santa Barbara with a focus on modern and early modern German history. Jim currently works at LifeSize Communications as a Director of Sales in the high definition videoconferencing industry. Jim and his wife, Danette, are charter members of Stonebriar Community Church. Jim believes that SCC is unique in that it provides the benefits of a metropolitan church with the intimate feel of a neighborhood church experience. He and his wife are active in the Authentic Living Fellowship class. In his free time, Jim likes to golf, mountain bike, and play soccer.