Jim is a native Clevelander and a member of Gesu parish with his wife, Susan, since 1982. Their two children are graduates of Gesu School and still remain proud Clevelanders. That delights both Jim and Sue who are busily spoiling the next generation of two grandchildren so far.

Jim is a graduate of John Carroll University and the Ohio State University College of Medicine. After a stint for training and service in the Navy, including the submarine force, Jim and his family returned to Ohio and he is currently on staff in the Nuclear Medicine division of the Radiology department at University Hospitals where he is also an associate professor at Case Western Reserve University.

Ordained a permanent deacon for service in the Diocese of Cleveland by Bishop Anthony Pilla in 1990, Jim was assigned back to the pastoral staff at Gesu where he has remained. His primary ministries involve the RCIA program and sacramental preparation for Baptism. He has also served at the diocesan level as a member of the Diaconate staff and as coordinator of continuing diaconate education.