Mr. Macfadden, a member of Gallaudet's Class of 1962, is president and owner of JR Mac, Inc., which he established this year for the express purpose of helping Job Corps Centers accommodate deaf youth.

Prior to that he was president, owner, and CEO of Macfadden and Associates, Inc., which develops computer software systems and program management services, primarily for the civilian federal government.

Jim holds membership in several professional associations, including Gallaudet's Board of Associates and the Board of Trustees of Rochester Institute of Technology. He holds the distinction of being the first deaf business person to be certified by the U.S. Small Business Administration as a minority business, based solely on being deaf.