Jim is a licensed psychologist, and a life-long Princeton, NJ resident. He is a recipient of the Princeton University Alumni Council Award for Service to Princeton, the Princeton-in-Africa (PiAf) “Founders Medal”, the Association of Black Princeton Alumni (ABPA) Award for Service, and a Princeton University Award “For Commitment and Contributions to Students”. His Princeton campus and alumni involvements include: faculty in the Psychology Department (13 semesters), a Mathey College Fellow, the Tower Club graduate board, Class of 1969 Board, a founding board member of the Class of 1969 Community Service Fund (now Princeton Internships in Civic Service), Princeton Project 55 (now AlumniCorps) board, vice-president and founding board member of PiAf, the PU Alumni Council Executive Committee and Committee on Community Service, the ABPA board, and participating on the Council of the Princeton University Community (CPUC) and its executive committee. Ph.D. University of Rochester; retired from the N.J. Div. of Mental Health and private practice in psychology.
Our History
In 1999, a group of Princeton alumni, faculty, and staff launched Princeton in Africa as an independent affiliate of Princeton University inspired by the University’s informal motto, “Princeton in the Nation’s Service and in the Service of All Nations.” In 2010, the program opened up to include graduates of any US accredited university in order to meet the growing demand from host organizations and allow more young professionals access to the unique opportunities afforded by PiAf. During the past 20 years, we have placed over 600 Fellows with more than 100 organizations in 36 countries, while developing more strategic partnerships across Africa and creating more opportunities for our alumni community to engage with the continent and with one another.