Jamie Hamilton
Athletic Director

James Hamilton graduated from Regis High School in Denver, CO, in 1974. He attended Mesa College, a NAIA school, graduating in 1978 with a teaching degree. He played four years on the baseball team, becoming an Academic All American and Honorable Mention All American. After graduating, Jamie signed a free agent baseball contract with Golden West Baseball California Angels and played up to the AA level in El Paso in 1981.

Jamie coached at Mesa College for four years, later becoming an infield instructor for the Milwaukee Brewers and Chicago Cubs, for a total of seven years. He has been the Director of Tournament Play for the NJCAA World Series since 1987 and Chairman since 2003. Jamie has been active in youth baseball as clinician and manager.

Jamie is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Home Loan & Investment Company, a banking and insurance operation. Jamie is active in many community ventures. He was recognized as the State of Colorado Volunteer of the Year in 1995; inducted into the Mesa State College Hall of Honor in 1997; and awarded the Grand Junction Chamber of Commerce 1999 Citizen of the Year. Jamie has served on the Community Hospital Board of Directors, the Governor of Colorado's Commission on Science and Technology, and as a Trustee to the State Colleges in Colorado and to the Mesa State College governing board. Jamie was awarded the 2002 Meritorious Service Award by the American Baseball Coaches Association in Orlando, Florida.

Jamie enjoys spending time with his family, wife Debbie of 26 years, daughter Sarah, a graduate of Colorado State University, and son Dane, a sophomore at the University of New Mexico.