Get to Know Jim - »His Leadership Abilities, »His Passion for Education » Leadership Experience «
Corporate World, Youth Groups, Education, Personal & Other
 Professional Experience • Vice President - Special Projects
→ Served in this capacity for private family corporation and for
publicly traded oil and gas exploration firm.
→ Charged with responsibility for contract negotiations and for
governmental contract compliance.
• Vice President - Land and Land Administration
• Public Oil and Gas Exploration Firm with Responsibility for
→ Acquisitions
→ Joint Ventures
• American Association of Petroleum Landman
→ Served as national committee member to formulate the
CPL designation
Youth Groups • Board Member - Spring-Klein Sports Association
• Mentor Program - Brill Elementary
• Coach for
→ Candlelight League
→ Spring Klein Sports Association Coach Baseball
→ Football
→ Soccer
• Baseball Umpire
→ Candlelight League
• FIFA Soccer Referee for
→ Youth
→ High School
→ Small College Level
Education • B.S. Political Science, Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas
• High School, John Reagan (Houston ISD)
Personal • KISD Resident for 20 Years
• Two Adult Sons, Steve and Jeff, who attended Klein Schools
• Wife is Karen Smith who is the Principal of Brill Elementary
• Occupation: Petroleum Landman
• Employer: Consultant
Other Positions of Leadership • Founding Couple of Methodist Marriage Encounter
• Board Member - St. Luke's United Methodist Church
• PTO Board - Greenwood Elementary
• Lamar University
→ Vice President - Student Body
→ President - Lamar National Debate Society
→ President - Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity
→ Representative - Fraternity Council
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