Candidate for
Council Member; City of Lafayette

About Don:

Married to Ellen Reintjes since 1982

Lafayette resident since 1976

Education:

Master of City Planning; B.S., Urban Studies and Planning; and B.S., Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Master of Economics, Australian National University

Recipient of a Rotary International Fellowship for study in Australia

Career:

Executive positions in consulting, service and manufacturing companies, and philanthropy

Don's Service to Lafayette:

Lafayette City Council member, 1985-present

- Mayor, 1987, 1991, 1997, 2002, 2009

Co-chair, Lafayette ballot measure campaigns

- Police services, 2006; Road improvement, 2007

Council liaison to Youth, Planning, Circulation, and Crime Prevention Commissions, Homeowners' Council,and School Districts

Board Member, Contra Costa Transportation Authority, 1989-91, 1995-97, 2001-2003, 2007-2009

- Chair, 1996-97

Board member, Lafayette Community Foundation, 2000-present

City Council appointed non-voting Board member of Lafayette Library and Learning Center Foundation, 2008-present

Chair, Library Building Committee

Member, Lafayette School District Planning Committee

Board Member, Lamorinda School Bus Transportation Authority, 1999-present

- Chair 2005-present

Chair, Hillside Task Force, 2000-2001

Mayors' Conference Alternate Representative, Local Area Formation Commission, 1999-present

Chair, Contra Costa Mayors' Conference, 1991

Lafayette Planning Commissioner, 1984-85

Lafayette Parks and Recreation Commissioner, 1979-84

- Chair 1982-84