NACC Leadership Biography

James R. Wike, ASLA, RLA

With more than 23 years of professional landscape architectural practice, and being licensed in 12 states, James Wike, ASLA, CLARB has assembled a wide variety of land planning and site design experience in a multitude of situations. He is responsible for the site planning of parks, hospitals, schools, churches, multifamily housing, single family housing, commercial centers and various public works projects. His major areas of concentration are site analysis, land use studies, conceptual design, preparation of construction documents, competitive bid administration, and construction administration. He has taught several classes in landscape architecture at the college level in Memphis and in North Carolina.

Jim holds a Bachelor of Science in Landscape Architecture from the University of Kentucky and a Master of Landscape Architecture from North Carolina State University. He holds a Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Board certification and is a member of many local, state and national landscape architecture associations. At present Jim is working with Dimensions Educational Research Foundation and the Arbor Day Foundation on the development of Nature Explore Classrooms throughout the United States. He is on the Leadership Team of the International Nature Action Collaborative for Children.