Background
Mills, Michael James was born on February 18, 1951 in Streator, Illinois, United States. Son of Harry Nelson and Ruth Ludia (Piel) Mills.
Mills, Michael James was born on February 18, 1951 in Streator, Illinois, United States. Son of Harry Nelson and Ruth Ludia (Piel) Mills.
Bachelor, Princeton University, 1973; certified, International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property, 1979; Master of Science, Columbia University, 1980.
Draftsman, John Milner Associations, West Chester, Pennsylvania, 1973-1974; draftsman, John Diehl & Associations, Princeton, New Jersey, 1974-1975; project manager, Heritage Studies, Princeton, New Jersey, 1975-1976; draftsman, Short and Ford Architects, Princeton, New Jersey, 1976-1978; apprentice architect, The Ehrenkrantz Group, New York City, 1979-1980; apprentice architect, Short & Ford & Partners, Princeton, 1980-1983; associate, Short & Ford & Partners, Princeton, 1983-1987; partner, Short & Ford & Partners (name changed to Ford, Farewell, Mills and Gatsch Architects 1992), Princeton, 1987-1992; partner, Short & Ford & Partners (name changed to Ford, Farewell, Mills and Gatsch Architects 1992), Princeton, since 1992. Consultant Burlington County History District Commission, Burlington, New Jersey, 1983-1993.
Chairman Hopewell Planning Board, 1985-1989. Member American Institute of Architects, Association Preservtion Technology, National Trust for History Preservation, New Jersey Society Architects, United States-International Council on Monuments and Sites.
Married Kathryn Louise Brewington, June 6, 1974 (divorced February 1977). Married Beverly Jane Ballard, March 14, 1981. Children: Kevin Charles, Jeffrey Ross, Caroline Ruth.