James Paquette currently serves as the Executive Pastor of Central Ministries and Director of Finance at The Austin Stone Community Church, a role held since July 2010, where responsibilities include financial accounting and reporting, human resources, payroll, legal structure, and risk management. Prior experience includes working as an Accounting Consultant at Dell from 2007 to 2010, focusing on the foreign exchange hedging program, and serving as a Lead Accountant at Halliburton from July 2002 to February 2007, specializing in technical accounting research and analysis. James Paquette holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Finance from Mays Business School at Texas A&M University and an MBA from the University of Houston-Victoria.