Certifications and Affiliations...

• Received the ALC (Accredited Land Consultant) designation from Realtors Land Institute (RLI - Land, Farm, Ranch division of Realtors)
• Received the Investment Specialist designation from Century 21 International
• Received the CBI (Certified Business Intermediary) designation from the International Business Brokers Association (IBBA)
• Member of Society of Business Analysts Senior Business Analyst (SBA)
• Machinery and Equipment Analyst
• Member of the National Equipment & Business Brokers Institute
• Past Member of Institute of Business Appraisers (IBA)
• Member of Realtors since 1973
• Served Realtors As: Marketing Director & President of Montana RLI Offices (Named MT RLI Person of the Year)
• Western U.S. RLI Director
• MT Realtors Board of Directors Member
• MT Realtors Executive Committee Member
• Western MT Realtor Vice President
• MT State Realtor Committees Member
• Instructor in Land Issues GRI
• Conflict Resolution/Mediation/Arbitration
• Received training in Conflict Resolution/Mediation/Arbitration
• Served as a reconciler for Missouri Synod Lutheran Church in 1999
• Jim was asked to help instructing Pastors in Conflict Resolution and traveled to 18 cities across the United States and was involved in the training of over 800 pastors in Conflict Resolution.

Mediation and/or Arbitration cases include:

• Church in Conflict
• Church Arbitration Case
• Reconciling Assignment