Jim D. Pruitt

Jim D. Pruitt is a native Floridian who was born in Ocala Florida in 1949. He received a B.A. degree in pyschology from Columbia Union College in Takoma Park, MD in 1971, and took additional studies in accounting, geology and Latin American history at the University of Florida from 1971 to 1975. He has worked in several fields, among them commodity futures broker and entrepreneur. Most recently he has owned a construction company in Atlanta. He owns large acreage in Chile and speaks fluent Spanish. Jim is a true Renaissance man, with many interests and skills  Among his hobbies are skiing in Chile, salmon and trout fishing, bird watching, Florida history, coin collecting and not least, protecting the environment.