Jim Barrows

Reporting to the Chief of Community Relations and Executive Director of Community Initiatives Jim serves as a member of the community relations team by responding to a variety of community requests, managing outreach activities, researching and preparing reports, press releases and publications describing university activities in the community using the Harvard in the Community newsletter, the Harvard Gazette, other publications, and the community relations web site, representing the University in local community meetings, and building relations with community leaders and organizations. Jim has more than twenty-five years of professional experience working in commercial real estate, non profit management and economic research. He is active in local community activities and is currently Chairman of the Board of Trustees at Massasoit Community College and as member of the Board of Overseers of Boston Architectural College. Jim received his B.A in political science from Amherst College and an A.S. degree from Massasoit Community College.