Jim Closser, CFRE, CAHP

​Jim Closser, CRFE, CAHP is Vice President for Advancement & Alumni at the Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia (MTSA) located in Madison, Tennessee (Metropolitan Nashville).  He joined MTSA in June 2006.  Previously, he was Executive Director of the Tennessee Christian Medical Center Foundation, Madison, Tennessee.  He chartered the foundation in 1985 and led its operation for 22 years.  He began his healthcare career at Florida Hospital Medical Center located in Orlando, Florida in 1979.
 
He has worked in both public relations and/or development since 1979.  He too is very active in community endeavors and have served as President of both Rotary Club and the Chamber of Commerce, and has served on various charitable boards and committees.  He is President of the Tennessee Christian Medical Foundation established in 2006.

Closser holds both an Associate and Bachelor Degree from Southern Adventist University.  His hobbies include music, photography, and travel.  He is married to Myrna Litchfield Closser who teaches at Madison Campus Seventh-day Adventist Elementary.  They have one son who is a trauma nurse and emergency medical technician.