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Contributors to this Issue
Jeff Beckett, PE has 24 years of experience in site design, and coordinates communications strategies that promote the
hydrologic/hydraulic design, transportation design, greenways, department’s programs, facilities and services. Ferrier also serves
trails and streetscape design. His projects include institutional, as the Public Relations Director for the League of Women Voters
residential, commercial and industrial developments. Beckett’s of Chattanooga. Ferrier has a BA in Political Science from Elmira
expertise encompasses intersection widening, signalization, College and a Master’s in Public Administration from George
sidewalks, box culverts, storm sewer systems and stream Mason University. Ferrier currently serves as Website Committee
restoration. He has worked in consulting engineering throughout Chair for TCAPWA.
his work experience and has a hands-on approach and maintains
constant communication with the project team. He has been John Fox has been a manager with the Collierville Public
with Cannon & Cannon, Inc. since 2000. Service Department since 2007 where he manages the daily
activities of the Solid Waste Collection Division, Streets and
Shannon Carey is a freelance writer and editor and owns Drainage Division and Fleet Maintenance Division. Previously,
The Plucky Pen, her Knoxville-based media business. She has he worked as a contractor performing Environmental
12 years of experience in journalism with publications like Remediation Services clearing unexploded ordnance for
Shopper-News, The Knoxville Mercury, and The Slippery Rock the Corps of Engineers. John Fox is currently serving as the
Gazette. Most recently, she is writing for local news website TCAPWA Vice-President.
KnoxTNToday.com. She holds a BA in Writing/Communications
from Maryville College. Kathleen Gibi is Public Affairs Specialist at the City of
Knoxville. Assigned to handle communications for the Public
Houston Daugherty, PE is Senior Vice-President and directs Works department, she has been with the City of Knoxville since
Business Development for Cannon & Cannon, Inc., based in 2004.
Knoxville. His 26-year career spans service in both the public and
private sectors and includes time as City Engineer, Sales Engineer William “Rocky” Robinson has over 14 years of service with
in site construction products industry and a consulting engineer. Metro Nashville Public Works. He is responsible for representing
He understands the challenges and perspectives of the many Public Works on all Fleet purchases, specifications, and fuel
varieties of stakeholders. inquiries. Robinson is also responsible for all operations
coordination activities of which include emergency management,
Currently, as the Public Relations Coordinator for the safety, and accreditation, and is currently the department’s
Department of Public Works at the City of Chattanooga, Accreditation Manager. Robinson serves as the Alternate Council
Colline Ferrier, MPA serves as the primary media liaison of Chapters Delegate for TCAPWA.
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