Della Rucker is an urban planner and economic development specialist, a certified member of the American Institute of Certified Planners and Certified Economic Developer. Working in this capacity as a consultant in Northeastern Wisconsin in the 1990s, one of Della’s areas of expertise was historic research and preservation. She researched and authored the book From the McCauslin to Jab Switch: A History of Logging in Oconto County, published by the Oconto County Economic Development Corporation in 1999. Other notable products include: On Washington Street: A Photographic Memory (co-author), 1995; History of Czech settlements: Kewaunee and Manitowoc Counties (research and writing), 1995; and Historic Structure Report and Feasibility Study for the Chase Stone Barn: Town of Chase, Oconto County, Wisconsin (research), 2008. As of 2013, Rucker lives in Cincinnati, Ohio where she remains active in her career.
