Background
Parris, Jim Ray was born on April 28, 1949 in Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States. Son of Ray Howell and JoAnne Elizabeth Parris.
Parris, Jim Ray was born on April 28, 1949 in Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States. Son of Ray Howell and JoAnne Elizabeth Parris.
Bachelor of Science, Oklahoma State University, l977.
Comptroller, Osage Federal Grants and Contracts, Pawhuska, Oklahoma, l978-79; partner, Lowrey, Eubank, Coates & Parris, Certified Public Accountant's, Ponca City, Oklahoma, l980-8l; accounting manager, Mertz, Inc., Ponca City, l982-83; auditor, Osage Nation of Oklahoma, l983-84; chief branch trust fund accounting, Bureau Indian Affairs Department Interior, Albuquerque, l985-; director Office Trust Funds Management, Bureau Indian Affairs Department Interior, since 1991.
With United States Navy, l973-76. Member American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Oklahoma Society Certified Public Accountant's.
Married Cruz Ann Pena, March l6, l974. Children: Jamie Louise, Jason Ray.