Rodger Lentz, AICP has spent 27 years building better communities in North Carolina. Currently he is the Assistant City Manager for the City of Wilson, NC. Since moving to Wilson in 2007, his focus has been on planning and implementing projects to bring new growth and vitality to the area. Recent projects include the nationally acclaimed Ride Microtransit system, a $120 million-dollar downtown mixed-use redevelopment project anchored by a 3 story YMCA, and a $280 million-dollar mixed-use redevelopment project anchored by a Single A Minor League Baseball stadium - the future home of the Carolina Mudcats. Rodger serves on the Board of Directors for the Wilson Foundation YMCA, Wilson Habitat for Humanity, and the Wilson Downtown Development Corporation. He is a past Board of Director for the American Planning Association and past president of the North Carolina Chapter of the American Planning Association. Rodger holds a Master’s Degree in Geography from UNC Charlotte where he studied Urban and Regional Planning and a Bachelor’s Degree in Geography from UNC Greensboro.
Rodger Lentz, AICP has spent 27 years building better communities in North Carolina. Currently he is the Assistant City Manager for the City of Wilson, NC. Since moving to Wilson in 2007, his focus has been on planning and implementing projects to bring new growth and vitality to the area. Recent projects include the nationally acclaimed Ride Microtransit system, a $120 million-dollar downtown mixed-use redevelopment project anchored by a 3 story YMCA, and a $280 million-dollar mixed-use redevelopment project anchored by a Single A Minor League Baseball stadium - the future home of the Carolina Mudcats. Rodger serves on the Board of Directors for the Wilson Foundation YMCA, Wilson Habitat for Humanity, and the Wilson Downtown Development Corporation. He is a past Board of Director for the American Planning Association and past president of the North Carolina Chapter of the American Planning Association. Rodger holds a Master’s Degree in Geography from UNC Charlotte where he studied Urban and Regional Planning and a Bachelor’s Degree in Geography from UNC Greensboro.
