Background
James,, L. Eldon was born on May 1, 1955 in Hampton, Virginia, United States. Son of L. Eldon and Aurelia Quinby (Mitchell) James.
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L. Eldon James
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Bachelor of Science in Recreation Resource Management, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1977. Master of Science in Urban and Regional Planning, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1979.
Career
Assistant to park engineer Colonial National History Park, Yorktown, Virginia, 1976. Supervisor parks City of Bristol, 1977. Transportation planning intern Wilbur Smith & Associates, Richmond, 1978.
Graduate teaching assistant Virginia Commonwealth University, 1978-1979. Grants administrator Virginia Commission of Outdoor Recreation, 1979-1984. Recreation consultant Virginia Division of Parks and Recreation, 1984.
Manager/assistant director northern Virginia 4-H center Virginia Cooperative Extension Service, Front Royal, Virginia, 1984-1985. Director parks and recreation department King George County, King George, 1985-1987, director department planning and community services, 1987-1989, county administrator, 1989-1994. Private consultant commercial, industrial and residential development, since 1994.
Politics
Church should build bridges with political institutions through organizing ecumenical delegations to the party conferences.
Views
Church members should be close and caring to feel each other's pains and problems. The good of the whole body of the Christian society should be put before individual needs.
Membership
Board directors Rappahannock Security Center, Fredericksburg, Virginia, 1990-1994, Foundation of Virginia Recreation and Parks Society, Richmond, since 1990. Chairman board directors Potomac Gateway Welcome Center, King George, since 1989. Advisory committee Germanna Community College Center for Business Studies, Locust Grove, Virginia, since 1991.
Member King George County Schools Expansion Committee, 1992-1994. Board directors Rappahannock Regional Criminal Justice Academy, 1990-1994. Member advisory committee Sml.
Business Development Center, Mary Washington College, 1991, others. Member Virginia Recreation and Parks Society (president 1988, Fellows award 1993, Presidential award 1983, 87), Virginia Local Government Management Association, National Association County Administrators, International City/County Managers Association (associate), Virginia Association of Counties (Chesapeake Bay Act technical advisory committee), King George County Chamber of C. (president since 1995), Optimist Club.
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Married Mary Beth Carrigan (divorced). Married Mary Austine Twigg, May 19, 1984. Children: Martina M., Aurelia F., L. Eldon III.
