Background
Mitchell, James Robert was born on September 30, 1942 in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States. Son of Robert A. and Frances Helen (McCarty) Mitchell.
Mitchell, James Robert was born on September 30, 1942 in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States. Son of Robert A. and Frances Helen (McCarty) Mitchell.
Bachelor of Science magna cum laude, Centenary College Louisiana, 1964. Master of Business Administration, University Alabama-Tuscaloosa, 1967.
Traffic manager Southern Bell Telephone Сompany, Shreveport, 1965—1966. Accountant executive Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, 1968—1971. Senior management consultant Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Company, 1971—1973.
Partner-in-charge tax department Shreveport, since 1975. Assistant vice president Querbest & Bourquin, Inc., Shreveport, 1973—1975. Instructor accounting Louisiana State University-Shreveport.
Speaker in fiellds; guest columnist series of articles Shreveport Journal, 1981. Advisor Junior Achievement, 1966. Delegate Leadership Shreveport, 1979.
Association Children with Learning Disabilities United States Army Reserve, 1964-1970.
Trustee Centenary College, 1979—1980. Member advisory board, president Volunteers of America, 1981. Member Holiday-in-Dixie Ambassadors, since 1979.
Member budget committee United Way, 1981. Board directors Downtown Shreveport Unlimited, 1981—1983, Goodwill Industries, since 1982. Member Association Children with Learning Disabilities, since 1982.
Member of Shreveport Chamber of Commerce (legislation affairs task force 1981), Alumni Association Centenary College (president 1979-1980), Ark-La-Texas Tax Institute (director 1980-1983), Louisiana Society of Certified Public Accountants, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants,, Cotillion (Shreveport), Shreveport Country, Petroleum, Cambridge, Kappa Sigma Alumni., Beta Gamma Sigma, Omicron Delta Kappa.
Married Anne Marguerite Krison, March 15, 1969. Children: James Barrett, Marguerite Ladell.