Jim was communications practitioner at Fortune 500 companies for more than 30 years, working in various corporate, from media relations and strategic planning to financial and internal communications. His assignments have helped him develop solid analytical, problem-solving and interpersonal skills and given him the flexibility to work with all types of media outlets, provide communications counsel, and compose messages for both internal and external audiences.
Prior to joining the Lehigh University College of Business and Economics, Jim fulfilled a life-long dream by founding his own company Main Street Public Relations. Prior to that, he handled a variety of assignments, focusing on media relations, internal and marketing communications and corporate branding at PPL Corp. He started his business career by spending 16 years in the transportation industry with Mack Trucks and Union Pacific Railroad, concentrating on media relations, public relations, financial communications and corporate branding.
A former public school teacher in the BASD, Jim was an adjunct professor in the ACCESS program at DeSales University and the MBA program at Lehigh University. He volunteers my time with The Literacy Center of the Lehigh Valley, Holy Infancy Church, DeSales University’s President’s Council, and the Morning Star Rotary in Bethlehem.
Jim is a graduate of 1972 West Chester University with a bachelor’s degree in English and earned a master’s degree in English from Lehigh University in 1976.
