Background
Riles, Grant Clair was born on January 10, 1955 in Clarion, Iowa, United States. Son of Clifford Aldo and June E. (Kreitlow) Riles.
Riles, Grant Clair was born on January 10, 1955 in Clarion, Iowa, United States. Son of Clifford Aldo and June E. (Kreitlow) Riles.
Bachelor of Science, Iowa State University, 1977. Postgraduate, Northwest Missouri State University, 1980—1981. Postgraduate, Central Michigan University, 1984.
Master of Business Administration, Emporia State University, 1990.
Trainee Federal Intermediate Credit Bank, Omaha, 1977. Agricultural loan officer Lincoln Production Credit Association, Syracuse, 1977—1979. Chairman, instructor Jerry Litton Agriculture-Management Division, Platt College, St. Joseph, Missouri, 1980—1981.
Adjunct faculty Park College, Parkville, 1981—1987. Training specialist Farmland Industries, Inc., Kansas City, 1981—1984, coordinator mid-management training, 1985—1986. Specialist labor relations Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation, Burlington, Kansas, 1987—1988, specialist development, 1988—1991, education coordinator, 1991—1993, corporation development specialist II, 1993—1994, specialist III, since 1994.
Vice president Village Elementary PTO, 1990—1991. Board trustees Emporia Scholarship Trust, 1991—1995. Member board education Unified School District 253, Emporia, 1991—1995, vice president, 1993—1995.
Presenter Wolf Creek Speakers Bureau, since 1992. With Leadership Emporia, 1994—1995. Member Leadership Emporia Alumni.
Board directors Emporia Child Care, Inc., since 1995, vice president, since 1996. Facilitator United Way Flint Hills Community Needs Survey, 1995. Member Messiah Lutheran Church.
Member of the board education, Unified School District # 253, Emporia, 1991-1995, vice president 1993-1995. Member Leadership Emporia Alumni. Member Messiah Lutheran Church, various offices.
.; Member American Society Training and Development, Mensa, Iowa State University Alumni Association, Syracuse Chamber of Commerce (board directors 1978-1979), Syracuse Junior Chamber of Commerce (board directors 1978-1979, secretary 1979).
Married Melinda Jean Archdekin, June 26, 1981. Children: Tyler Grant, Ashley Melinda.