James has served as the Secretary for Murugu-Mognori CREMA since its inception in 2003. As the secretary, he has been involved in conservation education, awareness creation and Community-based natural resource management initiatives including landscape restoration among others. He also has strong lobbying skills and is a very respected leader of his community. James has over 20 years’ expierience as a pupil teacher, a volunteer and serving as focal person for Institutions and NGOs in the community