James A. Dula, PhD, is President and CEO of the Prince George's Chamber of Commerce. Originally from North Carolina, he is a retired Air Force Major who served as a leader and administrator around the world. He is known as a social-anthropologist due, to the positive results he has accomplished when working with organizations, children, youth, and families. Dr. Dula spent nearly four decades as a senior manager and public administrator at various locations world-wide.

As a commissioned officer and organization leader, Dr. Dula has overseen the planning and implementation of various administrative programs. Serving as the Director for Information Management, Air Force District of Washington, he built an award winning program that was responsible for serving the White House, U.S. Congress, the Pentagon, and military organizations located in various countries. In 1993, he was selected by the United States government to serve as a member of the Panama Canal Transition Team as it created planning strategies to relinquish control of the Panama Canal to Panamanian control.

After 30-years of military duty, Dr. Dula taught in the Prince George's County Public School System where he influenced young lives by introducing a challenging college preparation and assistance program. Further, he introduced the W.E.B. DuBois National Honor Society to the school; which now bears his name, and created additional education programs that ensured a 100-percent college acceptance rate for participating students. Dr. Dula was recognized for Who's Who in American Education twice and 2006 he was again the recipient of Who's Who in America for Business and Professional Executives.

Dr. Dula served as the Health and Human Services Deputy Chief Administrative Officer for Prince George's County from 2002 - 2006. Dr. Dula lead the effort to open six new health centers, strategically placed health, youth and family centers in schools and communities, and created additional programs that enhanced the quality of life for more than 865,000 residents who depending on health and social services. Also, he created and opened a Youth Strategies Office to address gang issues and youth programs, a Veteran Services Center to address the needs of the 80,000 veterans located in the county; the largest concentration of veterans in the State of Maryland; and was responsible for opening the first Women's Resource Center in Prince George's County. Dr. Dula received numerous awards for his work with children, families, communities and women's organizations during his appointment as the DCAO of HHS.

Dr. Dula is a highly decorated military veteran who has also received a myriad of awards and recognitions for his social activism in various communities. As the State of Maryland Leadership Chair for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, he remains dedicated to serving mankind and fighting for justice for all people. An educator, he served as Adjunct Professor at Central Texas College, University of Maryland University College, and as Associate Professor at the College of Southern Maryland.

Dr. Dula currently serves on the DuBois Honor Society Board of Advisors for the Hampton University Honors College and holds a Bachelors Degree in Public Administration, a Masters Degree in Public Relations and Communications, and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Public Administration. Dr. Dula attended American World University, the University of Oklahoma, Upper Iowa University, and the University of Maryland.

Dr. Dula has been married for 36 years to his wife Phyllis and has one daughter Tanya, son-in-law Andrew, and two grandchildren: Maxwell and Morgan.