Jim Almond

Jim Almond is an accomplished executive whose career includes service to his country as a US Army Officer. Mr. Almond began his career with the Boys & Girls Clubs in the summer of 1990. He started out as a part-time Teen Director in Norfolk, Virginia, with the Southside Boys & Girls Club. He became full-time after serving in that role for three months and served in the role for four years. In 1995, Jim received a promotion to Branch Director at the Virginia Beach Boys & Girls Club. There, he built the program from an Average Daily Attendance of 36 to an average of 80, which was capacity. He would be in this position for a total of five years.

Jim’s next move was to Emporia, Virginia, where he started the Boys & Girls Clubs of Emporia / Greenville County as the founding Executive Director. Jim brought knowledge of the Boys & Girls Clubs to an area that had not previously heard of the Clubs. In addition, he was charged with forming a revenue-generating Board of Directors and securing support for the programs and operations. Jim presided over the BGCEGC for two years.