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Public Works Institute. Contributors to this Issue
The meeting presenters were Mark
Mike Adams is Public Works Director for the City of Bartlett and served as
Grey, Sheryl Chino, and John Heard, Director of the TCAPWA West Branch.
all with HDR Engineering, a company
with over 10,000 employees and Justin Holland is Administrator for the City of Chattanooga’s Department
200 offices worldwide. During their of Public Works. He is a native Chattanoogan. He earned a Bachelor’s Degree in
presentations, Grey gave an overview Communication and a Master of Public Administration from the University of
of HDR and its brief history. Chino Tennessee in Chattanooga. He serves as President of TCAPWA in 2020.
discussed different funding options
available for municipalities and their Klair Kimmey is Publisher of Tennessee Public Works Magazine. She earned a BFA
capital projects. Heard talked about from the University of Tennessee. After a successful corporate career, she has for the
the use of apps and how they can help past 17 years managed her own design firm, K. Kimmey Design.
municipalities with their Public Works
and Engineering projects. Patrick Lawton is the City Administrator for the City of Germantown.
Attendees were treated to a box Colline M. Miller is Public Relations Coordinator for the Chattanooga
lunch provided by HDR. Several gift Department of Public Works. She is responsible for serving as the primary media
cards donated by Eddie Yaun from liaison and public communications contact. She was born and raised in Jamesville,
Stringfellow, Inc. were given away as NY and moved to Chattanooga in 2016 from Washington, D.C.
door prizes. Following the meeting,
members, guests and sponsors spent Eric Sines is Director of Public Works, Sanitation and Utilities for the City of
time networking. Collegedale and serves as Director of the TCAPWA Lower East Branch.
The West Branch appreciates all the Lisa Hood Skinner, CTA is a seasoned journalist, brand strategist and marketer
members and guests who attended and who’s lived and worked around the world. In recent years she’s provided
participated, offering special thanks communications/strategic messaging for East Tennessee’s Innovation Valley and
to HDR Engineering and Stringfellow, Tennessee Valley Authority. In the last six years, she has won five Golden Press Card
Inc. for their continuing support of Awards from the Society of Professional Journalists, East Tennessee chapter.
the West Branch and the Tennessee
Chapter of the American Public Works
Association.
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