James Saunders

Background

Saunders, James was born on September 22, 1924 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of James Windam and Carrie Evelyn (Cox) Saunders.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, Roosevelt University, 1953.

Career

Quality assurance representative, Department Army and Signal Corps., Chicago, 1945-1963; deputy director quality assurance, United States Naval Ordnance Plant, Forest Park, Illinois, l963-70; quality systems manager, General Foods Corporation, Chicago, l970-82; president, Saunders and Associations, Peoria, Arizona, 1982-1991; councilman, vice mayor, City of Peoria, l985-91. Examiner Arizona governments Alliance for Quality, 1995.

Achievements

• James Saunders has been listed as a noteworthy management and training consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board directors, secretary Arizona Retirement Centers, Peoria, 1984-1985. President, chairman, board directors, founder Peoria Economic Development Group, 1987-1991, director emeritus, 1991-2004. Member Peoria Personnel Board, 1984-1985, Maricopa County Private Industry Council, 1984-1989, chairman, 1988-1989, executive committee Westside Transportation Coalition, Peoria, 1988-1989.

Member, chairman various boards and commissions City of Peoria, since 1991. Member Peoria Chamber of Commerce (vice president, board directors l985), Westside Coalition Chambers Commerce, Lions (secretary, vice president Peoria chapter l983-86), Kiwanis, Masons, Alpha Phi Alpha.

Interests

• Avocations: travel, golf, photography, reading.

Connections

Married Gwendolyn Haithcox, October 21, 1945 (deceased May 1971). Children: Patricia Ann, Kathryn Lynn. Married Anita Joanne Laster, September 16, 1972 (divorced October 1977).

Married Bettye Jean Ricks, April 18, 1981.

Father:

James Windam Saunders

Mother:

Carrie Evelyn (Cox) Saunders

Spouse:

Anita Joanne Laster

Spouse:

Gwendolyn Haithcox

Spouse:

Bettye Jean Ricks

child:

Kathryn Lynn Saunders

child:

Patricia Ann Saunders