Meet Jim Holton

Jim Holton, Research Guru

BS, Frostburg State University (formerly College)
MS Ed in Counseling, McDaniel College (formerly Western Maryland College)
Ed. D. in Higher Education Administration and Research, Virginia Tech (formerly Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)

Before Creosote: 2 years as a VISTA Volunteer in Alaska; 10 years in secondary education; 20 years as community college administrator and adjunct faculty member; 5 years as research director of an agency. I’ve also pretty much seen and done it all, particularly in the field of education— the great, the good, the bad, the ugly and the really ugly. I really love what I do and it’s nice, after all these years to be able to work around such smart, creative people and for them to put up with me.

Expertise: I design and conduct the research we need to tell your story in the most effective way.

I believe…
…In old friends–I’ve had the same group of friends for the past 45 years
…That mothers are society’s greatest asset
…We should do everything we can to incubate, fertilize and celebrate intelligence
…We’re just temporary caretakers of our planet, not the masters of it
…Some people are blessed with incredible talent that others of us don’t have
…The simplest solution is usually the best