James Jimmy McGee

About James Jimmy McGee

Important Values:Always learning: I have an insatiable appetite to learn and grow. Learning is not simply relying on my own thinking and reflections but building on the ideas of elders, and maintaining a dialog with others that stimulates growth and expands understanding.Empathetic: Understanding which requires emotional engagement. Knowledge that will inform and expand my understanding of people and helps me to appreciate the uniqueness of ethnicity and culture, that allows me to express a variety of emotions from laughter and mourning.Integration: My commitment to learning is based upon the collaboration of multiple disciplines; history, culture, and theology. Realizing that racial conflict is more than the historic binary conversations between Blacks and Whites, but has expanded to include Native Americans, Latino Americans and Asian Americans. Some of the books that have informed me:*The Bible*No Future Without Forgiveness by Desmond Tutu*Radical Reconciliation: Beyond Political Pietism and Christian Quietism by Allen Boesak and Curtiss Paul DeYoung*Living Prayer by Robert Benson*Root and Branch: Charles Hamilton Houston, Thurgood Marshall and the Struggle to End Segregation by Rawn James Jr.*The Living Reminder: Service and Prayer in Memory of Jesus Christ by Henri Nouwen*The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. Du Bois*Living in Color: Embracing God’s Passion for Diversity by Randy Woodley*A Different Mirror: A History of Multi Cultural America by Ronald Takaki*The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Color Blindness by Michelle Alexander

Experience

1. CEO President

   The Impact Movement

   Jan 2015 — Present

   Organization Leader reports to the board regarding strategies, and outcomes in accomplishing the mission of the organization of serving Black students. Leading, serving and working with staff, volunteers and donors to serve the constituency of the organization.

Education

• University of Pittsburgh

  Doctor of Education - EdD, Urban Education and Leadership

• The Social Justice Mediation Institute University of Massachuetts-Amherst

  Certificate, Mediation

  2014 — 2014

• Marquette University

  BA, Sociology

• Georgia State University

  MA, Applied Anthropology

Skills

• Conflict Resolution
• Program Evaluation
• Leadership Development
• Values Alignment
• Experiential Learning
• Forecasting
• Event Planning
• Customer Relationship Management (Crm)
• Public Speaking
• Staff Development
• Problem Solving
• Fundraising
• Networking
• Racial Justice
• Strategy
• Program Management
• Vision Creation
• Team Leadership
• Organizational Development
• Policy
• Practical Theology
• Advocate
• Coaching
• Equipping
• Change Management
• Consulting
• Emotional Intelligence
• Social Justice
• Teaching
• Ethnicity
• Entrepreneurship
• Volunteer Management
• Facilitation
• Non-Profits
• Team Building
• Program Development
• Mentoring
• Social Networking
• Workshop Facilitation
• Large Group Facilitation