Member, Advisory Board

Informal comment by Jim Hake: Jack is one of the most interesting and insightful people you could meet. He's a former Peace Corps Director and prize fighter who, in our first conversation, told me, "I spent my life fighting communism." Jack brings a very practical humanitarian perspective to Spirit of America's Advisory Board.

His background includes: Vice-President, Government Relations and Finance, Conservation International 1986-88; Vice-President, Private Sector Projects, Development Associates, Arlington, VA 1983-86; President, Pierce Energy Corporation, Washington, D.C. 1980-1982; Assistant Administrator for Latin America, Designate, USAID, Washington, D.C. 1979-80; Resident Vice-President, Development and Resources Corp. Iran, 1977-1979; Director for International Programs, Children's Television Workshop, NYC 1972-75; Dean of International Studies, Florida International University, Miami, FL 1971-72; President, National Urban Coalition, Washington, D.C. 1970-71; U.S. Ambassador to Colombia, Bogota, Colombia 1969-70; Director, Peace Corps, Washington, D.C. 1966-1969; Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs, Washington, D.C. 1965-66; Coordinator, Alliance for Progress, Washington, D.C. 1965-1966; U.S. Ambassador to Panama, Panama City, Panama 1964-1965; Regional Director for Latin America, Peace Corps, Washington, D.C. 1961-1964; USAID Mission Director for Senegal, Mali and Mauritania, Dakar, Senegal 1959-61.