Romney Institute Alumni Board
Jim Torgesen, MPA 1974
Membership Information:
Member Since: 2021Employment:
Job Title: Retired: Labor Relations ManagerCompany: Montgomery County Government
Location: Maryland, United States
Expertise:
- MEMBERSHIPS & AFFLIATIONS
- HOBBIES & INTERESTS
- Gardening
- Hiking
- Kayaking
- Swimming
- Reading (biographies)
- Photography
- Travel
- Anything Norwegian
Biography:
Jim retired after working thirty-two years in the field of public sector labor relations: the Utah Public Employees Association/Salt Lake City Utah, Midwest Center for Public Sector Labor Relations/Bloomington Indiana, and Montgomery County Government/Rockville, Maryland.
These positions provided a great opportunity to be engaged in an emerging field in the public sector and managing a labor relations program for a large local government with exposure to all facets of the local government experience.
Jim graduated from Brigham Young University in 1972 w/ a political science major and an MPA in 1974 from the same institution. It was during his tenure as a masters student that the student association was formed, and he served as its first president.
He and Lynda have been married for 50+ years and have four children and 12 grandchildren.
Post retirement has provide opportunities to expand his hobbies and church service (including a senior mission to Norway).