Background
Willans, Richard James was born on July 24, 1943 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of James Cyril and Georgie Agnes (Ray) Willans.
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Willans, Richard James was born on July 24, 1943 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of James Cyril and Georgie Agnes (Ray) Willans.
Student, Dartmouth College, 1963. Bachelor of Science in Organizational Behavior, University San Francisco, 1984. Doctor of Divinity (honorary), American College Seminarians, Santa Cruz, California, 1996.
Associate editor, Trinity Magazine, Van Nuys, California, 1963-1966; co-founder, president, chairman, Society of Stephen, Altadena, California, since 1967; missionary pastor, Society of Stephen, Hong Kong, 1968-1981; teacher, Hong Kong Christian College, Caineway English College, Hong Kong, 1968-1971; operations manager, Reliability Centered Maintenance Superior vena cava syndrome, Hong Kong, 1972-1974; director executive selection, Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Company, Hong Kong, 1974-1981; personnel director, General Bank, Los Angeles, 1982-1983; director human resources, California Commerce Bank, Los Angeles, 1984-1988; manager human resources information center, Union Bank of California, Monterey Pk., 1988-1996. Lecturer in field.
Married Jean Stone, March 28, 1966. 1 child, Suzanne Jeanne.