Who is Jim Hall?

Jim Hall

Susana Martinez named Los Alamos City Councilor Jim Hall to replace Jeannette Wallace in the New Mexico House of Representatives today. Who is Jim Hall? Here is what we found on the Los Alamos City Council website: Jim Hall grew up in Hobbs, New Mexico. He first lived in Northern New Mexico in 1961 when his parents moved to Ghost Ranch Conference Center (near Abiquiu). After being away in college, graduate school, and early careers in the Boston area, Jim and his wife Janet moved to Los Alamos in 1976. Jim and Janet raised four children in Los Alamos, have been employed here, owned small businesses here, and have been consistently involved in community and church affairs for over thirty years. Janet retired as a math teacher at Los Alamos High School. Jim has an undergraduate degree in Math and a Masters in Management. He has extensive experience both as a senior manager and working with senior managers in public and private organizations. These include those organizations most important to Los Alamos County.

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LANL as a Staff Member, a Group Leader, then as a Division Leader for 12 years; DOE as a consultant; New Mexico State Government as a Cabinet Secretary; and Los Alamos County as a Manager. He also worked in private industry for small companies in Massachusetts and New Mexico. His most recent private sector experience was working for a small technology company in Albuquerque where he was Chief Technology Officer, then Chief Operating Officer. He has been a consultant in both the private and public sectors in the United States and overseas. The citizens of Los Alamos elected Jim to two four-year terms on the Los Alamos School Board and one previous term on County Council. He also served and continues to serve on several boards, both corporate and non-profit. Finally, as an organizational consultant, he has significant experience in building consensus among diverse groups and individuals with divergent interests.

Who is Jim Hall?