He received a bachelor of science degree in general science education and a master of science degree in secondary school counseling from the University of Scranton. He earned his principal's certificate and doctorate in human development with a specialization in education administration from Marywood University. He spent 34 years in public education as a teacher, counselor, assistant principal, principal and superintendent. As an elementary principal, his school was recognized as a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence. He has taught and developed courses in graduate education and educational leadership for both Misericordia and Wilkes universities. Reinert is currently investigating the evaluation of system-wide implementation of skills training for emotional problem solving.