Alumni Spotlight: James Irvin Ridley '75
James Irvin Ridley, a graduate from the Class of 1975, was a speaker at our recent BLAST Assembly. He is currently self-employed as a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion consultant for public safety agencies. He was a Fort Wayne Firefighter for 29 years. Upon retirement, he was employed by the International Association of Fire Fighters, providing educational training to over 325K career firefighters across the US and Canada, and retired after 11 years of service.