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Jim Swider
Central Officials Association

Jim Swider is entering his 19th season as a football official in the Chicago area and 13th year as a member of the officiating staff for NCAA Division III and NAIA Football conferences within the Midwest.  In 2008, Jim was hired as a member of the football officiating staff of the Gateway Football Conference.  His college level career highlights include the NCAA Division III Quarterfinals (2006), Second Round (2007, 2005 & 2002), and First Round (2006) Playoffs, as well as the 2000 NAIA First Round Playoffs.  Jim has also spent the last 4 years as a crew chief on the officiating staff under Jim Keogh for the NCAA Division III and NAIA Football conferences within the Midwest.

Jim has worked all levels of high school football, mainly in the Chicago Catholic League and is a registered official in the Illinois High School Association (IHSA).  His accomplishments include the 2003-2005 Chicago Catholic League Championship and the 1996 Chicagoland Prep Bowl Championship.

In addition, Jim has been an active member of the Central Officials Association for 19 years and staff member of the CFO Clinic for the past 8 years.

Jim has been married to his wife Cara since 1999 and has 2 daughters Kaitlyn (age 7) and Kendall (age 5) and son Ryan (age 1).  The family resides in Downers Grove, Illinois.  He holds an MBA from University of Illinois at Chicago, a CPA designation, and currently works as a financial analysis director at CNA Insurance.