James S. Wynecoop is a retired public safety professional with more than four decades of experience in law enforcement, emergency services, and security leadership. His career began at nineteen as one of the youngest Tribal Police Officers on the Spokane Reservation, and later took him from the remote North Slope of Alaska to Tribal communities across the Pacific Northwest.

Deeply influenced by his service within Indigenous communities, Wynecoop brings authenticity, respect, and lived experience to his storytelling. The River Between Times reflects his lifelong connection to Tribal history, cultural resilience, and the unseen bonds between past and present.