James Wilson-Schutter is an experienced Transportation Planner II at CDM Smith, with a background in urban planning and community engagement. Prior roles include serving as an Independent Planning Consultant for Manhattan Community Board 1 and supporting graduate admissions at New York University, where James assisted prospective students and conducted campus tours. Additional experience encompasses consulting on NYC's Open Restaurant program, performing demographic analyses as a Community Planning Fellow for the Fund for the City of New York, and teaching GIS-related courses as a Student Data Consultant at NYU Libraries. James holds a Master's degree in City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning from New York University and a Bachelor's degree in International Development Studies and Political Science from UCLA.