Say "hello" to new ICA board member James Michael

James Michael has worked in a wide range of program and business development environments, including higher education, healthcare, international child development, and grassroots social service work.  Jim’s thirty-year career in the nonprofit sector has brought him in contact with an incredibly diverse group of individuals, from military families to ill and injured homeless people, from the visually impaired to people with developmental disabilities.  He currently serves as the Chief Strategy Officer for Baal Perazim Wellness & Health Services, a multi-site integrative primary care and community wellness organization, where he leads development planning, marketing, and community partnerships.  He moved to Chicago in January of 2006 from his hometown of Seattle. 

Jim is very active in various philanthropic and fundraising project work, as both a consultant and a volunteer, and has a deep interest in community building and cultural engineering.  He has a certificate in Nonprofit Executive Management from Kellogg School of Management, a master’s degree in education from Seattle University, and a bachelor’s degree in English Literature from the University of Washington.  He counts his two school-age children as his greatest achievement, and lives in Forest Park

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