James Stephen Hodges

Background

Hodges, James Stephen was born on January 7, 1953 in Whitinsville, Massachusetts, United States. Son of James Bartlett and Margaret Isabelle (Livingston) Hodges.

Education

Bachelor with honors, Earlham College, 1974. Master of Divinity, Union Theological Seminary, Richmond, Virginia, 1980.

Career

Coordinator, Richmond Peace Education Center, 1980-1984; coordinator nonviolence projects, Richmond Peace Education Center, 1985-1987; missionary professor, Pai Chai U., Taejon, Republic of Korea, 1987-1989; community organizer, Center for Cmty. Action, Lumberton, North Carolina, 1989-1991; director community development, Jubilee Project, Sneedville, Tennessee, since 1991. Researcher Christian Institute for Study Justice and Development, Seoul, 1987-1989.

Member Appalachian development committee United Methodist Church, since 1992. President Clinch Powell Sustainable Development Initiative, Abingdon, Virginia, since 1995. Secretary Sneedville-Hancock Cmty.

Partners, since 1995. Member board U. Tennessee Cmty. PartnershipCtr., Knoxville, since 1995.

Achievements

• James Stephen Hodges has been listed as a noteworthy Community development missionary by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board of directors Hancock Education Boosters Association, Sneedville, 1992. Trustee Nolichucky Regional Library. Morristown, Tennessee, since 1995.

Member National Business Incubation Association.

Interests

• Avocations: church choir, reading, growing fruit tress.

Connections

Married Diantha Lois Inglis, November 30, 1974. Children: Hope Bethany, Joy Anna, Sarah Grace.

Father:

James Bartlett Hodges

Mother:

Margaret Isabelle (Livingston) Hodges

Spouse:

Diantha Lois Inglis

child:

Joy Anna Hodges

child:

Sarah Grace Hodges

child:

Hope Bethany Hodges