GIESE, James

GIESE, James. (Dubuque, IA-- ). A graduate of WAHLERT HIGH SCHOOL, Giese served in the U. S. Navy as a radarman. He attended LORAS COLLEGE and the University of Iowa , where he received a B.A. degree in economics in 1971. He married Cathy Conlon in 1975. They have three grown children, Mike, who is pursuing an acting career in New York, Dan and Carolyn who both work for the family business.

After doing some construction work and then sales for Sears & Roebuck, he became manager of GIESE ROOFING, a family owned business. In 1981 he left that company to start his own business, Jim Giese Commercial Roofing Co.

Community Service:

   Area Residential Care, Inc., Board of Directors (1975 - 1980)
   Area Residential Care Foundation, Board of Directors (1980 - 2000)
   Iowans for Life, Board of Directors
   Dubuque County Right to Life, Board of Directors & Treasurer (1997 - Present)
   Nativity Church Council
   Nativity Capital Campaign, Chairperson
   Served as Nativity Chairperson of the Archdiocese of Dubuque Priest’s Retirement Capital Campaign
   Wahlert High School “Golden Gala”, Co-Chairperson (1994)
   Rotary International, Member (1982 - 2000)
   Life Member of Dubuque Noon Optimist Club (Optimist International), (1979 - Present)
   Noon Optimists, President (1984)
   Dubuque Boy’s and Girl’s Club, Board of Directors (2007 - Present)
   U-Tell-Um Tips Club (local business association), Member and former President
   Reroofing St. Montfort Church, Port-de-Paix, Haiti

Professional Service:

   Iowa Roofing Contractors Association, Board of Directors (1988 - 1990)
   Iowa Roofing Contractors Association, President (1991)
   National Roofing Contractors Assoc., Board of Directors (1995 - 1998)
   RoofConnect (the premier national roofing service and maintenance consortium), Board Member
   Roofing Industry Alliance for Progress, Board Member (2007 - 2009)
   Center for Environmental Innovation in Roofing (CEIR) Charter Member

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Source:

Dubuque Right to Life, Inc. Online: http://www.dcrtl.org/aboutus/meetus.html