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| Name | James "Jim" Blundo |
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Troy, Michigan , United States |
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| Info | I was born and raised in Mt. Clemens Michigan to parents of Italian descent. I attended a Catholic school
for twelve years. My father and mother worked hard to survive. My father held blue collar jobs and did
the entire repair work around the house and on the car. The unions saved his jobs many times and
improved his income to a survival level. He and my mother would not have survived without his retirement
package which included health insurance. My mother was a homemaker and a very good baker. She
loved Italian opera and doing volunteer work for the church and community. She won many awards for
her service. My fondest memory was my parents making pizzas for the football team after the games. My
teammates and their girlfriends would all set on the floor and eat tons of those delicious, homemade pizzas.
With limited resources my parents were deeply affected by the Great Depression, which made them
extremely frugal.(In fact my parents are both 91 years old and still living in the house where I grew up from
age 11). Because there was little money, I worked fulltime at a bank to finance my education at Macomb
Community College which took me four years. I am very proud to have paid for 100% of my education
there and subsequent colleges. It was a struggle, but it taught me life long lessons about survival, improving
the quality of my life, and self determination. I attended Western Michigan University for two years and
graduated with a BA in Speech Communications with a minor in Sociology, and teaching certification.
After earning a Master’s Degree in Counseling from Eastern Michigan University, I attended University of
Michigan for post graduate work. With my education and determination, I forged a thirty year career in the
counseling profession and several services to community endeavors. I have co-owned my own counseling
business called The Family Connection located in Troy for the past 15 years. I have been practicing my
profession for over 30 years. I have also consulted organizations on issues related to mental health and
human behavior, and developed programs to create positive solutions. Presently I serve as President of the
American Mental Health Counselor’s Association. I completed a year-long project to create and produce
our annual National Convention which was held in Washington DC in July of this year. Prior to the
convention I trained 40 state chapter presidents and boards of directors in organizational development.
The focus were on creating and implementing action plans. I also provide keynote speeches, workshops,
and training to counseling professionals across the country. I have been asked to serve on the Rosalynn
Carter group that she created to advocate for mental health. It is the largest coalition of its kind in America.
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