Dr. Jim Castagnera holds an M.A. in Journalism from Kent State University, and a J.D. and Ph.D. (American Studies) from Case Western Reserve University. For 23 years, he was the associate provost and legal counsel for academic affairs at Rider University, where in 2018 he received the university’s highest annual award for distinguished service. Having retired from Rider in 2019, he is engaged in a portfolio of activities: Member and Chief Consultant of Holland Media Services LLC, a public relations firm with offices in Philadelphia and Los Angeles; Partner with Portum Group International LLC, and Of Counsel to Washington International Business Counsel.

Member and the Chief Consultant of Holland Media Services LLC, a communications and training company with offices in Philadelphia and Los Angeles

Member of Portum Group International LLC, a cybersecurity and privacy consulting firm in Philadelphia
Of Counsel to Washington International Business Counsel
Adjunct Professor of Law in the Kline School of Law at Drexel University
10 years as a labor, employment, and intellectual-property attorney with Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr
23 years as associate provost and legal counsel for academic affairs at Rider University
Holds an M.A. in Journalism from Kent State University
J.D. and Ph.D. from Case Western Reserve University