JAMES G. WOODS is the managing member of Venman & Co. LLC.  Mr. Woods’ areas of specialties within the firm are Income and Estate Tax Planning, Tax Compliance, Health Care and Financial Planning. 

Mr. Woods has practiced with Venman & Co. LLC since 1978.  He was formerly associated with KPMG Peat Marwick.  He is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in Connecticut.  He was a past member of the CSCPA Committee on Relations with Colleges and Universities and the CSCPA State Taxation Committee.  He was past president of the Bridgeport Area CPA Group.  He received his B.S. in Accounting from Villanova University School of Commerce and Finance in 1973. 

Mr. Woods has been active in a variety of civic organizations.  He serves as a Trustee for St. Lawrence Parish and as a Director of Holy Trinity Catholic Academy and St. Joseph High School.  He holds positions on the St. Lawrence Parish Finance Council and Parish Council, St. Joseph High School Finance Committee and Audit Committee, Bridgeport Hospital Board of Associates and Board of Directors Finance Committee and Audit Committee.  He also serves on the Diocese of Bridgeport Finance Council, Audit Committee and Real Estate Advisory Committee.  He has previously held trustee and director positions for the United Visiting Nurse Association, Inc., Visiting Nurse Services of Connecticut, Inc., Shelton Regional Catholic School Board, Yale-New Haven Health Services Corporation, Southern Connecticut Health Systems, Inc., Bridgeport Hospital Foundation, Inc., Ahlbin Centers for Rehabilitation Medicine, HealthChoice of Connecticut, and the Board of Park City Hospital. 

Mr. Woods resides in Huntington, Connecticut with his wife, Christine.