Starting with a personal avocation over a decade ago, Jim Alexander has developed strong and broad capabilities in support of nonprofit organizational attainment. His specialty is in the transportation history and museum management field, to which he has brought to bear his managerial, writing and communications skills.

He is also currently a member of the Board of Trustees of the Society Hill at Lawrenceville Condominium Association, where he has produced and maintains its web site. On the Board, he has also led a major revamping of its landscape practices, including introduction of organic methods.

He has also served as webmaster for Lawrenceville Main Street, where he also provides management advice to its Executive Director.

Over fifteen years of volunteer work at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania (operated by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission) has led to proficiency in:

  Nonprofit management, through service as a Director, Vice President, and President of this 1700 member organization with worldwide membership. Includes
financial planning, personnel policies, program development, marketing; and extensive
personal involvement in computer system planning and hands-on implementation of a
local area network, dealing with historical records applications and business systems. Lead player in project to place library and archives catalog on the web, and to establish a system for management of thousands of images of historical railroad pictures and negatives.
Service as Association President.   Volunteer of Year Recognition.

  Strategic planning and negotiations involving public/private initiatives between the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the Friends of the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania.

  Development and conduct of seminars and special public events.

  Collaboration in marketing, development, and fund raising strategies.

  Planning, development and creation of a constantly changing web site of over 250
pages, over a period of ten years: www.rrmuseumpa.org.

  Historical research and writing, including associate editorship of a respected quarterly journal and publication in national railroad history publications. Available online:

Where History and Magic Converge. A published article discussing railroad
history in Pennsylvania and promoting the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania. This will open in a separate window.
John Stevens: The Man and the Machine, a review of an early American railroad visionary. It involved months of original research. PDF file. Allow for download time. This will open in a separate window.
The Lindbergh Special. Fascinating story of early aviation, Charles Lindbergh, and the reaction of American railroad management to the advent of this new competition.
Interpretive Challenges -- a management perspective on dealing with visitors, with a touch of philosophy humor as well.
Editorials written about museum and volunteer organization management.

  Provider of historical, managerial and PowerPoint presentations involving museum affairs.