James Tacker, bet­ter known as "Jamie" to his friends, is Bet­ter­Grads’ Video Pro­ducer and co-Founder. He grad­u­ated from San Fran­cisco State Uni­ver­sity in 2008 with a Bachelor's degree in Cin­ema Pro­duc­tion and a minor in Busi­ness Man­age­ment. He is cur­rently pur­su­ing a Master's degree with a focus in Multimedia/New Media Art. Jamie's artis­tic pur­suits stem from his par­ents' love for music, the­ater, and writ­ing. His goal at Bet­ter­Grads is to present a new and engag­ing way for stu­dents to think about col­lege, as well as inspire and impart a sense of creativity.

Dur­ing his time at SF State, Jamie cre­ated numer­ous pieces of art: from web images and print doc­u­ments to short films. He has served as a Pro­duc­tion Coor­di­na­tor for the Myx tele­vi­sion chan­nel (ABS-CBNi), a free­lance pho­tog­ra­pher, a staff writer for a start-up tele­vi­sion sta­tion, while remain­ing deeply involved in his com­mu­nity through Cir­cle K—a local, service-based organization.

As a life­long close friend of Kevin Adler, Jamie has been involved with Bet­ter­Grads since the very beginning.