Rick Reinhard is principal of Niagara Consulting and associate at the Lakelands Institute. He served public-private economic-development partnerships and city governments for 30 years before working as an administrator for the United Methodist Church. He is co-author of the May 5, 2023, article in Planning Magazine, “Transforming Empty Churches Into Affordable Housing Takes More Than a Leap of Faith.”
Reinhard’s previous positions include serving as chief administrative officer of the United Methodist Church's General Board of Church and Society, president of Central Atlanta Progress, chief executive of the Ilex Urban Regeneration Co. in Derry, Northern Ireland, and chief of staff to the mayor of Buffalo, N.Y. He can be reached at richardtreinhard@gmail.com.
