Director of Business Development
Graduated University of Missouri - St. Louis, 1992 (B.S., Criminology/Criminal Justice); Lindenwood University, 2002 (M.A., Professional Counseling)
Specialty areas: juvenile justice, substance use, advocacy
Jim Wallis, B.S., M.A. is the Director of Business Development at Chestnut Health Systems, www.chestnut.org, since October of 2016.
With 37 years in behavioral health field. Jim began his career in Missouri 1989 as a Deputy Juvenile Officer. He further was employed with the Missouri Division of Youth Services From 2004 – 2016, Jim has worked at a large not-for-profit behavioral health organization in the Midwest US in several clinical and development administrative executive roles. A primary focus during this tenure was patient access to rural healthcare.
Jim has served on numerous State level and National Board of Directors, and Advisory Boards including the National Frontier and Rural ATTC Advisory Board.
Education includes: B.S. in Criminology and Criminal Justice from the University of Missouri – St. Louis (1992), and M.A. in Professional Counseling from Lindenwood University (2002.)
Appointments and Awards:
2026 Distinguished service to Nursing Award – Missouri Nurses Association
2024 Pheeze Kemper Legacy Award – Lincoln County Resource Board
2024 Lifting Voices Award – Missouri Coalition for Children
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