Shelterbox USA

Jim Carriere joined Rotary International in 2004, and is a Past President of the Rotary Club of San Rafael Harbor. He has served Rotary District 5150 as the ShelterBox Chair, Area Membership Chair, Assistant Governor, District Administrator, and on the Grants Stewardship Committee. Jim is a Major Donor to the Rotary Foundation and a nineteen-year member of the Paul Harris Society. Jim recently transferred his membership to the Rotary Club of Novato.

Jim learned of the ShelterBox program in 2007 at the Rotary International Convention in Salt Lake City. He immediately agreed to become an ambassador and has done presentations to Rotary Clubs and other groups throughout the Western United States. Jim was elected to the ShelterBox USA Board of Directors in 2010 serving as the organization’s Chairman in 2017 and 2018. Though his Board service has come to an end, Jim continues to serve on the SBUSA Finance and Audit Committee and chairs the SBUSA Ambassador’s Council.

Professionally, Jim is a Senior Vice President with First Federal Savings of San Rafael, overseeing Operations, Information Technology, Compliance, and Retail Banking. Jim and his wife Nancy live Oakland, CA, and their son Joseph is in his residency (4^th year) at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine.