Public Servant
The beginning of Jim’s career as a Police Officer in Marseilles, February 14th, 1975
- 7 years as Mayor
- 1+ year as Interim Mayor (appointed in January 2018)
- 12 years as City Council Member
- Acting Police Chief
- Assistant Police Chief
- Investigator
- Youth Officer
- Patrol Officer
- Deputy Chief – EMT – Arson Investigator
- Assistant Chief – EMT – Arson Investigator
- Captain – EMT- Arson Investigator
- Firefighter – EMT – Arson Investigator
- Special Agent OSFM Division of Arson Investigation
- K-9 Program Coordinator (started the program)
- Area 2 Commander with Office of the State Fire Marshall Division of Arson Investigation
- Internal Security Investigation – Internal Affairs
- Deputy Commander Illinois Department of Corrections Investigations & Intelligence Unit
- Task Force Officer with the FBI-Joint Terrorism Task Force
- Present: Illinois Municipal League Public Health and Safety Committee
- Present: State Representative Jason Bunting’s Government Advisory Board
- Present: Marseilles Nursing Service – President
- Past: E-911 Board
- Past: City of Marseilles Recreation Board
- Past: Governor’s Arson Advisory Board
- Marseilles Lions Club
- Marseilles Rotary Club – Past President
- Marseilles Masonic Lodge
- Sons of the Marseilles American Legion
- Marseilles Cemetery Association
- Marseilles Firefighters Association
- Ottawa Moose Lodge