James & Associates is a minority owned and operated professional services firm, who focuses on serving government sector clients. Our objective is to improve the process, people and the products delivered to the citizens. We deliver.
We Are Ready.
Tyrone James “T.J.”
Managing Partner
Our founder garnered his expertise while working as part of the state’s program management oversight (PMO) team in the wake of hurricane Katrina. Where he worked to administer through various assistance program portions of the $5.5 billion dollars of federal assistance awarded to the state of Mississippi. The work done ensure residents and public entities could recover from this disaster quickly and with integrity, while preventing fraud, waste and abuse.
TJ began his career at international accounting and consulting firm Deloitte and Touché LLP and then subsequently at a local Regional firm Horne LLP. He has over 15 years of providing external audits of federal grants and compliance and business consulting. He possesses a Bachelors Degree in Economics and Accounting from Tougaloo College (2006) and a Masters of Business Administration from Jackson State University (2007).
Professional Membership:
• Project Management Institute
• Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
• National Emergency Management Association
• Mississippi Society of Certified Public Accountant
• Association of Governmental Accounting
Jonathan Dungan
Executive Vice-President
Jonathan has an expansive career in public accounting at a local and Regional firm such as Horne LLP. He has over 10 years of providing external uniform guidance audits of federal grants and compliance and management consulting. He possesses a Bachelors Degree in Accounting and Masters from Mississippi College.
Professional Membership:
Member of Mississippi Society of CPAs
Licensed CPA in Mississippi
National Emergency Management Association
Noah Primer
Senior Associate
Noah began his career as a summer intern in 2023. Upon graduating college, he joined as an associate performing accounting, external audits and government advisory. He concentrates on rendering audit services to multiple non-profit agencies, school districts, and health care organizations. Noah has gained experience in analyzing clients’ financial reports and statements as well as performing various audit test-work on federal grants compliance under section 2 CFR Part 200 of the Uniform Guidance. He possesses a Bachelors Degree in Economics from Tougaloo College.
Professional Membership:
• Member of National Emergency Management Association – NEMA
Nigel Weatherspoon
Supervisor
Nigel Weatherspoon began his career as a summer intern in 2019. Upon graduating college, he joined as an associate performing accounting, external audits and government advisory. He concentrates on rendering audit services to multiple non-profit agencies, school districts, and health care organizations. Nigel has gained experience in analyzing clients’ financial reports and statements as well as performing various audit test-work on federal grants compliance under section 2 CFR Part 200 of the Uniform Guidance. He possesses a Bachelors Degree in Economics from Tougaloo College and his Master degree from LSU.
Professional Membership:
• Member of National Emergency Management Association – NEMA
Our Office —
246 Briarwood Drive, Suite 102
Jackson, MS 39206
(601) 316-1444
