JIM SWIDER
NAIA Football / Division IIIJim Swider is entering his 17 th season as a football official in the Chicago area and 11 th year as a member of the officiating staff for NCAA Division III and NAIA Football conferences within the Midwest . His college level career highlights include 2005 & 2002 NCAA Division III Second Round Playoffs as well as the 2000 NAIA First Round Playoffs. Jim has also spent the last 2 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 17 years and staff member of the CFO Clinic for the past 6 years.
Jim has been married to his wife Cara since 1999 and has 2 daughters Kaitlyn age 4 and Kendall age 2. The family resides in Downers Grove , Illinois . He holds an MBA from University of Illinois at Chicago , a CPA designation, and currently works as an accounting director at CNA Insurance.
