Jim Levy

Norman James "Jim" Levy (born October 6, 1940) is an American writer who has published eighteen books of poetry, essays, memoirs, travel and fiction. In his professional life, he worked for forty years as an executive and as a consultant to nonprofits organizations.

Early life Levy was born in Chicago, Illinois, on October 6, 1940. His father was Norman Arnold Levy, a Freudian psychoanalyst, and his mother was Caroline S. Levy, a wife, mother and aspiring writer. The family moved to Los Angeles when Jim was five. He attended public elementary and Jr. High, and then The Thacher School in Ojai, California. After two years at Pomona College, he spent nine months writing in Italy and Spain, then enrolled in the University of California, Berkeley, where he earned a bachelor's degree in English and a lifetime teaching credential in secondary education.

Professional career Levy was the executive director at the Harwood Foundation of the University of New Mexico, at the Taos Art Association in Taos, New Mexico, and at Family Services Center in San Luis Obispo, California. He was the manager of Diversified Properties at the Housing Authority of the city of Boulder, Colorado. As a consultant he specialized in short-term rescue operations and in obtaining 501(c)(3) nonprofit status for new nonprofits. Levy was also the editor of the counterculture magazine Fountain of Light and a frequent book reviewer for the Taos News and The Santa Fe New Mexican.