J L James is an experienced Certified Public Accountant, Certified Management Accountant, and Chartered Accountant. Her career began at Deloitte where she developed her business acumen and skills performing audits of billion-dollar entities. After graduating from New York University with an MBA in Finance, as a Technical Manager at the American Institute of CPAs she provided technical advice on auditing and accounting standards to CPAs across the country. As Director of Quality Control at a large accounting firm, it was her responsibility to perform the final review of audits and to approve the issuance of audited financial statements. JL James now uses her wealth of experience and business acumen for community development by assisting community entities. Her deeply analytical approach and expertise enable her to produce innovative and practicable resolutions.JL has expanded the scope of her involvement in economic development by becoming a real estate developer. Her scope extends to affordable housing and the hospitality industry.