Jim Sturim serves on the Washington D.C. Advisory Council at Avodah.
Jim currently works in technology industry and previously served in the US Air Force for 25 years, when he retired from Active Duty as a Colonel. He has served in numerous Jewish and secular community organizations and positions. Currently, he is on the Board of the JCRC of Greater Washington, serving as Co-chair for the Virginia Interfaith Council. He also previously served as the Social Action Chair and Secretary for several Northern Virginia Synagogues. Jim holds a Master of Arts in mathematics from Eastern New Mexico University and a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science from Northwestern University.