Jim has been on the Play Conejo Board since its inception in 2012 and has served as the General Manager of the Conejo Recreation and Park District since 2006. He has lived in the area since 1977, attending local public schools plus Moorpark College, UC San Diego (B.A. in Urban Planning) and Pepperdine University School of Law. Early in his career, he worked for the City of Thousand Oaks as an Assistant City Attorney and Deputy City Manager.