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Jim received a B.S. in Business Administration from Nevada Southern University, now University of Nevada- Las Vegas, where he was presented with the Wall Street Journal Award and was a member of Alpha Kappa Psi business fraternity. He later went on to earn his M.B.A. at the University of New Mexico. Throughout his 25 year career in the banking industry, Jim served on the Board of Directors and held executive positions with several banks. Jim served as Chief Operating Officer of First Place Financial Corporation, a billion dollar bank holding company which controlled four banks in Colorado and New Mexico. Jim is Vice President of the New Mexico Conference Methodist Foundation, Director of the San Juan Country Club, and Director and Secretary of the San Juan Country Club Estates Association. He is a member of First United Methodist Church in the community of Farmington, New Mexico, his home for more than 20 years. He served as Campaign Director for the San Juan County United Way in 1995 and was a Director for the River Reach Foundation, the Anasazi Pageant Foundation, and the Farmington Chamber of Commerce. Jim has attended numerous banking related seminars and knows that his experience serving on bank boards will be helpful in the organization of T Bank. In his free time, Jim enjoys playing golf, reading, and spending time with his wife, Jane. | 