Background
Diers, James Alan was born on December 13, 1952 in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada.
Director department of neighborhoods Seattle
Diers, James Alan was born on December 13, 1952 in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada.
Bachelor in Third World Development, Grinnell College, 1975. Doctorate (honorary), Grinnell College, 2001.
Organizer South End Seattle Comty. Organization, 1976-1982. Assistant director for cooperative affairs Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound, Washington, 1982-1988.
Director Department of Neighborhoods, Seattle, since 1988.
Founder Senior Caucus and Nuclear Awareness Group, Partners for Health. Director Seattle Little City Halls program, manager 57 community gardens, and the Historic Preservation Program overseeing administration of 200 buildings, seven history districts.
Married Sarah Driggs, 1975.