Jim Schebek joined Working Credit in September 2018. Before Working Credit, Jim worked at one of the nation's leaders in credit building, Justine PETERSEN, for six years. There, Jim assisted hundreds of clients in building their credit and buying a home. In 2018, the Illinois Housing and Development Authority awarded Jim the Housing Counselor of the Year award. Besides counseling clients, Jim was one of the lead credit building trainers for Justine PETERSEN's Credit as an Asset Training. He trained dozens of organizations across the country on credit building best practices. Jim also provides training to organizations new to credit reporting as part of Credit Builder Alliance's Rapid Response Team. Jim graduated from Saint Louis University with his Bachelor's and Master's degree in Social Work.