James Alan Edris

Background

Edris, James Alan was born on November 2, 1944 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Frank Harold and Violet Mae (Kelley) Edris.

Education

Bachelor in History, Dickinson College, 1966.

Career

Foreign service officer, United States Information Agency, Washington, 1966-1976; manager, public information, Hershey Foods Corporation, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 1976-1980; manager, finance information, Hershey Foods Corporation, 1980-1986; director, investor relations, Hershey Foods Corporation, since 1986.

Politics

All human life is sacred and created by God and therefore, we must see all human life as significant and valuable. When governments implement the death penalty, then the life of the convicted person is devalued and all possibility of change in that person’s life ends.

Views

Different kinds of small groups inside the overall Methodist movement should be encouraged to developed, so that both leaders and members of the societies could receive support and challenge in their faith.

Membership

Chairman Hershey Political Action Committee, 1988-1989. Treasurer Center Pennsylvania Employment Consortium, since 1988. President Hershey Youth Soccer Association, 1986-1987, board directors 1978-1987.

Member National Investor Relations Institute, Pennsylvania Public Relations Society, Center Pennsylvania Corporation Relations Society (president 1988-1989).

Interests

• Avocations: youth soccer coach referee, hunting, fishing.

Connections

Married Susan Jane Gruber, February 28, 1964. Children: Rithy, Andrew, Matthew, Timothy.

Father:

Frank Harold Edris

Mother:

Violet Mae (Kelley) Edris

Spouse:

Susan Jane Gruber

child:

Andrew Edris

child:

Timothy Edris

child:

Rithy Edris

child:

Matthew Edris