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James H. Rhodes

Deputy County Administrator

Jim is a deputy county administrator for Camden County government. His areas of responsibility include the Department of Public Safety, the Office of Information Technology & Telecommunications, The One Stop Career Center, Internal Audit, Employee Benefits & Insurance, the Office of Archives & Records Management, and the Office of Sustainability & Shared Services. Jim is also the Chair of the Camden County Board of Social Services, a position he has held since 2004. Prior to his current role with the County, Jim served as Director of Legislative Policy and Communications for Independence Blue Cross of Philadelphia. He represented the organization’s AmeriHealth subsidiaries in New Jersey and Delaware. In this role he was responsible for government relations and policy initiatives in multiple jurisdictions, including the development and promotion of an effective public policy agenda. While there, Jim completed the company’s Business Strategy & Leadership Program through the Warton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He represented the company and the managed care industry through various placements on government commissions and industry-related boards and committees, including the New Jersey Mandated Health Benefits Review Commission and as Vice Chair of the New Jersey Association of Health Plans. In addition to his duties with the County, Jim serves in several volunteer roles, including as a member of the Rutgers University Board of Trustees, a member of the board of directors of the Larc School of Bellmawr, NJ, which serves disabled children and young adults from throughout southern New Jersey, and as a board member for the Friends of the Camden County Child Advocacy Center. Jim is a 1994 graduate of Rutgers University-Camden, where he majored in Political Science.