Jamie is described as a true leader with a natural ability to put others at ease. After sensing a need in his community, Jamie created the Lanark Village Community Development group on Facebook. Through the group he helped community members organize to facilitate improvements to their village. Jamie began attending council meetings to help spread information through the township and later made his group an official non-profit organization. He embraces ideas from members of his community and helps them organize their own projects in the village.
Through Lanark Village Community Development, Jamie has facilitated several much-needed improvements in his community. This has included a total clean-up of the main street, assisting in clean-up after acts of vandalism, installing planters in front of city buildings, restoring photo-history boards in front of the post-office and more.