Jim Shields
Candidate Profile
West University Place
City Council
● West U Resident since 1977
● Coached West U Girls Soccer – 1985 – 2001
● Coached West U Girls Softball – 1985 – 1992
● Work Experience
○ Senior financial officer, Kellogg Planet Services Division of the MW Kellogg Company – 1973 – 1988.
○ Certified Financial Planner – 1988 – 2003
○ Executive Director, Justice for Children – 2003 – 2009
● Volunteer Service
○ Board member and executive board member of Bread for the World, Washington DC, 1992 - 1998. A Christian citizens anti hunger lobbying group.
○ Founding board member, Houston/Harris County Coalition for the Homeless, 1987- 2001.
○ Synod Coordinator, World Hunger Appeal, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, 1975 – 2006.
○ Board member Houston Brass Band, 2009 - present.
○ Volunteer at Montrose Grace Place, Grace Lutheran Church, providing services to homeless children in the Montrose area, 2009 – present.
● Education
○ BS Business Administration, Lehigh University, Bethlehem PA, 1968
○ MBA, Thunderbird School of Global Management, Glendale AZ 1973
● Military
○ US Army Corp of Engineers 1968 – 1972, attained the rank of Captain.
○ Received the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious service in Vietnam, 1971- 1972.
● Personal
○ Married to Rebecca Shields for 39 years. Rebecca was the librarian at St Vincent de Paul for 18 years and is now the librarian at Incarnate Word Academy.
○ Two grown daughters who attended West U Elementary. Catherine attended Pershing and Alyce attended Lanier. Both graduated from the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts.
○ Member of Christ the King Lutheran Church since 1973. Former church council president. Current member of the choir and brass choir.
○ Member of Houston Saengerbund – Houston’e oldest German singing society.
○ Member of Houston Philosophical Society, Rice University.
