Meet James Lee – Operation New Hope’s New CFO

We are thrilled to announce that James Lee has joined the Operation New Hope team as our new Chief Financial Officer. A high energy, results-oriented professional with over 20+ years’ experience, James possesses extensive skills in the financial industry and has a proven record of creating processes leading teams to create a financially sound organization. Recognized as a catalyst for improvement, James is a self-motivated individual with diverse abilities in operations and is a team player who communicates with all levels of management to accomplish bottom line results during tight deadlines.

James previously served as the Chief Fiscal Officer at Elder Source, overseeing a $40 million budget for Northeast Florida. In this position, he managed the Fiscal and Programs Compliance Department with 19 staff members throughout 7 counties. He also worked as the Accountant Supervisor for the City of Jacksonville and Internal Auditor at the Jacksonville Electric Authority.

James is a Jacksonville native and earned his Bachelor of Science in Accounting at Miles College in Birmingham, Alabama. He is Certified in Management Accounting. He is an active member of his church and proud member of the Kappa Kappa Psi Fraternity. James enjoys working out and is the Founder/CEO of Fitness is Life with Lee, LLC. 

Please join us in welcoming James to Operation New Hope!