Jim Nielsen is a retired federal law enforcement agent who went on to run a successful forensic accounting and investigations business. He has been recognized as an expert witness in both federal and state courts for investigative accounting. In recent years, he has devoted much of his time to his family and his five grandchildren.
Jim has long been active in community service, serving for many years as Treasurer of Courtney’s SandCastle Charitable Foundation, the Friends of San Clemente Beaches, Parks, and Recreation Foundation, and the San Clemente Lifeguard and Junior Lifeguard Foundation. He has also been involved with the annual San Clemente Ocean Festival. He is a graduate of the San Clemente Leadership class and the Orange County Sheriff’s Citizens Academy.
Among his many honors, Jim received the 2013 Outstanding Lifetime Achievement Award from the Chamber of Commerce and the San Clemente Spirit Award from Senator Mark Wyland. In 2015, he was inducted into the San Clemente Wall of Recognition.
His connection to the San Clemente Pier stretches back to childhood, when he first visited and fished there with his uncle—a memory that helped shape his lifelong bond with the city.
Jim Nielsen is a retired federal law enforcement agent who went on to run a successful forensic accounting and investigations business. He has been recognized as an expert witness in both federal and state courts for investigative accounting. In recent years, he has devoted much of his time to his family and his five grandchildren.
Jim has long been active in community service, serving for many years as Treasurer of Courtney’s SandCastle Charitable Foundation, the Friends of San Clemente Beaches, Parks, and Recreation Foundation, and the San Clemente Lifeguard and Junior Lifeguard Foundation. He has also been involved with the annual San Clemente Ocean Festival. He is a graduate of the San Clemente Leadership class and the Orange County Sheriff’s Citizens Academy.
Among his many honors, Jim received the 2013 Outstanding Lifetime Achievement Award from the Chamber of Commerce and the San Clemente Spirit Award from Senator Mark Wyland. In 2015, he was inducted into the San Clemente Wall of Recognition.
His connection to the San Clemente Pier stretches back to childhood, when he first visited and fished there with his uncle—a memory that helped shape his lifelong bond with the city.
