Background
Bliesner, James Douglas was born on March 19, 1945 in Milwaukee. Son of Milton Carl and Dorothy (St. George) Bliesner.
consultant Municipal/county official
Bliesner, James Douglas was born on March 19, 1945 in Milwaukee. Son of Milton Carl and Dorothy (St. George) Bliesner.
Bachelor in Philosophy, Eastern Nazarene College, 1968; Master of Arts in Social Ethics, Andover, Newton Theological School, 1973; postgraduate, Boston University, 1969-1970; student, New York Studio School/Decordoua, Museum School, Milwaukee Technology Art School.
Executive director San Diego Youth and Community Services, 1974-1978. Conm. planner San Diego Housing Commission, 1979—1984. Director San Diego City-County Reinvestment Task Force, 1984—2009.
Visiting scholar department communications University San Diego California, since 2009. Chief Executive Officer Juris Doctor&F Consulting, since 2009. Professor public policy Woodbury School Architecture Graduate Program, since 2010.
Board director California Community Reinvestment Corporation. Vice chairman California Reinvestment Comalition, 1989-1991. Founder, chairman City Heights Community Development Corporation, San Diego, 1980-1989.
Finance committee 0chair Mid-City Revitalization Committee, chairman Mis City Redevelopment Committee, San Diego, 1988. Founder San Diego Capital Collaborative. Founding board directors Neighborhood National Bank.
Instructor San Diego State University, board member South Dakota Foud. Disaster Fund.
Council appointee City of San Diego Committee on Reapportionment, 1990, Committee on Growth and Development, San Diego, 1989. Governor appointee Governor' General’ s Office of Neighborhoods, California, 1987. Member City Heights Redevelopment Project Committee, San Diego, 1992.
President San Diego Housing Consortium. Board directors Advocates for Social Justice. Committee appointee South Dakota Community Foundation and United Way.
International juror Shanghai Public Sculpture Competition. Member of Housing Opportunties Collabarative (board member), South Dakota Disaster Fund, United Way san Deigo Foundation (grants committee), South Dakota Artists Guild.
Married Phyllis Jean Byrd, June 15, 1966 (divorced 1985). Children: Tris, Cara.