James Blessing is a senior loan officer with Chase Bank in Seattle.
He became an original board member for COTN after befriending founder Chris Clark when they were both counselors at Island Lake Bible Camp in Poulsbo, Washington, in 1984.
His Venture Trips include a visit to Sierra Leone in 1997 to begin building COTN's first Children's Home in Marjay Town, and a 2002 trip to celebrate the Home's grand opening.
He is a member of the Cascade Backcountry Ski Patrol and attends Bethany Presbyterian Church in Seattle.