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 James
A. Gwerder,
Vice President,
Consulting
Jim was born in Tracy in
1963. He attended Banta
School and went to high
school at Bellarmine
College Preparatory in
San Jose. He graduated
from high school in
1980, when he enlisted
in the United States Air
Force.
During Jim's five and a
half year tour of duty,
he spent four years
inspecting, installing,
maintaining and
troubleshooting
integrated avionics
systems on F-16 fighter
jets, and supervising
avionics systems
activities and
personnel. He also spent
one and a half years in
the Air Force directing
and controlling
maintenance efforts on a
fleet of F-16 jets,
where he coordinated
with support agencies to
ensure all mission
requirements were met.
During Jim's tour of
duty, he lived in Texas,
Colorado, Florida, West
Germany, and Las Vegas.
While Jim was in the Air
Force, he worked toward
attaining his Associate
of Arts degree. Jim was
able to complete many of
the classes he needed,
while traveling the
world and raising a
family. In 1989, he
received his AA degree
in Business (with
Honors) from San Joaquin
Delta College. Further
night classes at
California State
University, Stanislaus
yielded Jim a Bachelor
of Science Degree (cum
laude) in Business
Administration 1995.
Jim is a member of the
Central Valley
Association of REALTORS,
the California and
National Association of
REALTORS, The National
Association of REALTORS
Real Estate Appraisal
Section, and the Urban
Land Institute. He
received the ULI Real
Estate Development
Certificate after
attending intensive
classes offered by the
ULI Real Estate School.
He has also attended
classes sponsored by the
American Legal Institute
and American Bar
Association regarding
eminent domain and
endangered species
issues in addition to
participating in
seminars on habitat
conservation planning.
Jim was a member of the
1989 Tracy Tomorrow
Transportation Task
Force, was Chairman of
the 1990 Tracy Area
Urban Growth Management
Plan's Circulation Task
Force, and was a member
of the Tracy Tomorrow
2000 Land Use Planning,
Agriculture and Open
Space Transportation
Task Force. Jim was also
a member of the Tracy
Kiwanis Club, where he
has served on the Board
of Directors, as the
Newsletter Editor, and
as Membership Chairman.
In addition, Jim serves
as Secretary (on the
Board of Directors) of
the Contra Costa County
Citizens Land Alliance,
and is a member of the
American Legion Post
1000. Jim represented
property owner interests
in the three year, three
county Biodiversity
Study (East County Pilot
Study Task Force) which
concluded in 1999. Jim
also represented
property owner interests
in the three year East
Contra Costa County
Habitat Conservation
Plan/Natural Communities
Conservation Plan which
culminated in a draft
document in late 2005.
Jim coordinates our
activities on our cattle
ranch, manages our
valuation projects,
manages our rural San
Joaquin County and
Contra Costa County
properties, and is a
real estate broker with
extensive experience in
conservation easements.
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