Background

Sr., James Edward Park was born on September 6, 1939 in Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States. Son of John William Dewey and Dorothea Mabel (Werblow) P.

Education

Bachelor in Political Science, U. Nevada, Las Vegas, 1979.

Career

Buyer, Catalytic Construction, Philadelphia, 1960-1965; buyer, City of Las Vegas, 1965-1968; senior contract administrator, City of Las Vegas, 1968-1976; chief purchasing/contracts, City of Las Vegas, 1976-1985; deputy director general services, City of Las Vegas, 1985-1986; director general services, City of Las Vegas, 1986-1992. Instructor National Institute Governmental Purchasing, Reston, Virginia, also auditor.

Achievements

• Certified professional contracts manager. Certified public purchasing official.

Works

• Other Work

  • Author: (poetry) Of Sunshine and Dreams, 1996.

Membership

Sergeant United States National Guard, 1957-1963.

Interests

• Avocation: fiction writing.

Connections

Married Ruta Akmentins, October 25, 1958 (divorced April 21, 1996). Children: Lynn Ann, James Edward, Andrea Lee.

Father:

John William Dewey P.

Mother:

Dorothea Mabel (Werblow) P.

Spouse:

Ruta Akmentins

child:

Lynn Ann Sr.

child:

James Edward Sr.

child:

Andrea Lee Sr.