Background
Willson, Richard William was born on May 16, 1956 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Came to the United States, 1981. Son of William Anthes Willson and Jean Stokes McLean.
Willson, Richard William was born on May 16, 1956 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Came to the United States, 1981. Son of William Anthes Willson and Jean Stokes McLean.
Bachelor Environmental Studies, University Waterloo, Ontario, 1978. Master Urban Planning, University Southern California, 1983. Doctor of Philosophy in Urban Planning, University of California at Los Angeles, 1991.
Planner Essex County Planning Department, Essex, Ontario, 1980-1981. Senior consultant William C. Lawrence Company, Los Angeles, 1983. Transportation planning associate Los Angeles Community Redevelopment Agency, 1983-1985, city planner transportation, 1985-1986.
Associate professor California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, 1986-1992, professor, since 1992, chair department urban and regional planning, since 1994. Transportation consultant Bay Area Rapid Transit, Oakland, California, 1998-2000, Los Angeles Community Redevelopment Agency, 1987-1990, 99, South Coast Plz., Costa Mesa, California, 1994-1996, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, 1993-1994.
Member American Planning Association.
Married Robin Diane Scherr, July 14, 1985. Children: Jenna Louise, Maya Claire.