Background
Nierstedt, William James was born on July 22, 1957 in Jersey City. Son of Raymond Jerome and Joan Margaret (Flannery) Nierstedt.
Nierstedt, William James was born on July 22, 1957 in Jersey City. Son of Raymond Jerome and Joan Margaret (Flannery) Nierstedt.
Bachelor of Science in Environmental Planning and Design, Rutgers University, 1979. Master in City and Regional Planning, Rutgers University, 1989.
Landscape architect and field supervisor M. Robinson & Son Landscape Contractors, Cranford, New Jersey, 1974-1981. Assistant planner City of Elizabeth, 1981-1985. Senior planner Hackensack Meadowlands Development Commission, Lyndhurst, 1985-1998.
Director planning City of Plainfield, since 1998. Consulting planning advisor to planning board and zoning board of adjustment Borough of Garwood, New Jersey, since 1988.
Chairman Shade Tree Commission, Garwood, 1990-1993. Member Garwood Board Education, 1994-1997. Trustee St. Annes Roman Catholic Church, Garwood, since 1997.
Committee chairman local troop Boy Scouts American. Member American Planning Association (Elwood "Woody" Jarmer award for outstanding environmental achievement New Jersey chapter 1997), American Institute Certified Planners, New Jersey Conservation Foundation, Wilderness Society, Sierra Club, Nature Conservancy, Greenpeace, Alpha Zeta.
Married Maria Elizabeth Casella, October 24, 1981. Children: Eric, Jenna.