| James
N. Morrison
Jim is president
of James N Morrison & Associates, a speaking and leadership training
organization.
Jim
provides speeches and workshops to businesses, associations and
community groups on topics including Success, Public Speaking Skills,
Leadership, Team Building, Goal Setting, and Media Relations. In addition to speaking, Jim has experience in the electric utility and manufacturing
industries having held various supervisory and management positions. Jim
earned his B.S. in management from the University of Maryland. Jim is also
a licensed real estate broker and a registered lobbyist.Jim
is active in the Optimist organization and is past president of
the states largest club having earned the distinguished
President and Life Membership Award. He also held numerous
positions at the District level including Lt. Governor and Leadership
Chair. He is also a member of the Green Bay Rotary where he served a Public Relations chair and was instrumental in many club projects. Jim
is also active in other community organizations. He is co-founder
and co-chair of Project Vote in Brown County working to increase
informed voter turnout. He is a past member of the Police and
Fire Commission and was recently appointed to the Community Development
Authority in his home community. Music and entertainment have also been a major part of Jim's life. He has played in a “classic” rock
band since 1961.
He is an Elvis impersonator as well and sings frequently in
church choirs. He sings with the Dudley Birder Chorale and also
serves as the Marketing Team Leader.
Jim
has been married to Linda for more than 40 years and they have two
grown children. Jim and Linda both worked hard to overcome the
effects of a serious stroke Linda suffered in 2004 and she has improved
enough to play golf, bowl, take over the household duties and the
cooking, which Jim says was necessary for both of their survival (just
kidding). Her recovery efforts have added many ideas to Jim's
programs. They
also have one grandson who has just became a teenager but who in the
past has asked questions like, “Why does Donald Duck not wear any
pants, but wraps up in a towel after he showers?”
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