Background
Reents, James William was born on April 16, 1948 in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. Son of Leroy William and Elsie Henretta (Petersen) Reents.
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Reents, James William was born on April 16, 1948 in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. Son of Leroy William and Elsie Henretta (Petersen) Reents.
Student, Coe College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1968. Bachelor in Architecture and Urban Planning, University Nebraska, 1972. Postgraduate, Northern Arizona University, 1987.
Land use planner El Paso County Land Use Department, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1974-1976. Planner Aspen (Colorado)/Pitkin County Planning Department, 1978-1980. Housing director City of Aspen, 1980-1981.
Vice president, preconstrn. service Wilbur Carlson Inc., Aspen, 1981-1982. Housing specialist Dingh Cooperatives, Inc., Chinle Navajo Nation, Arizona, 1983-1985. Senior planner Southeastern Arizona Governments Organization, Bebee, 1985-1986.
Community development director City of Winslow (Arizona), 1986-1987. Interim assistant director facilities development Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, 1987-1990. Planner Ellerbe Becket Inc., Minneapolis, 1990-1993.
Principal Project Strategies, since 1993. Consultant Americans with Disabilities Act Implementation, since 1991. Mediating consultant, since 1992.
History district administrator City of Aspen, 1978-1980. Member water quality management technical advisory committee State of Arizona, 1985-1986. Board directors Family Tree Clinic, St. Paul, 1991-1994.
Member American Institute of Architects (member committee on the environmental since 1990), American Institute Certified Planners, American Planning Association, Society College and University Planners, Association Project Managers, American Arbitration Association (member mediation panel), National Trust for History Preservation, University Club St. Paul.
Married Mary Alice Ackerman, November 23, 1990. Children: Gregory Aaron, Scott Roger, Nils Peter.