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GERMANTOWN
PW Spotlight: Tiffany Howlett

City of Germantown Engineering, Development Services Manager

Tell us about yourself, your career, and Germantown — and a new
your family. bank development on a
previously vacant lot. I’m
My name is Tiffany Howlett, and I’m also involved with several
proud to call Germantown home. I’ve subdivision projects,
been married to my husband, Evan, for including the redevelopment
seven years. We share our lives with two of the former Germantown
terrier mixes, Bullet (11) and Libby (4). Country Club into the new
It’s a privilege to live, work, and play neighborhood Glasgow.
in the city I get to help shape every day. It’s incredibly rewarding to
I graduated last May with my Master’s watch a project grow from
Degree from the University of Memphis an idea into reality and know
(Go Tigers!), and currently serve as the that I played a role in its
Development Services Manager for the progress.
Engineering Department, where I help
support Germantown’s development How long have you worked
community. in Public Works? What have
Outside of work, I’m passionate about your previous jobs been
creating meaningful experiences for and what responsibilities
the people I interact with—whether it’s did you have?
through my professional work or in my
personal life. A fun fact about me: I’ve My time with the City is
been on 13 cruises, spending nearly 80 actually my second career,
days at sea! I’m also a huge LEGO fan, and I like to share that
with over 100 sets (the botanical sets are because I’m a big believer in having passion for contract management. I was
my favorite), an avid Diet Coke consumer, multiple careers in life. Before Public later given the opportunity to step into
and a dedicated plane spotter. In my spare Works, I worked as the Box Office program management in the CIP division,
time, you can usually find me at a concert, Manager for the Live at the Garden but I realized my heart missed the day-
walking 5Ks or 10Ks—sometimes even concert series at the Memphis Botanic to-day interactions with the public and
longer distances just for fun—or catching Garden—think Lionel Richie, Duran hands-on project oversight.
Currently, I serve as the Development
re-runs of Antiques Roadshow. Duran, and all the greats under the stars. Services Manager for the Engineering
Share your official title and what duties What I loved most about that work was Department. It has been incredibly
creating lasting experiences for every
you perform currently. person I came in contact with. That focus rewarding to support Germantown’s
I serve as the Development Services on meaningful experiences is exactly development community and help shape
Manager for the City of Germantown what’s needed when serving the public. the city where residents live, work,
and shop. My responsibilities include
in the Engineering Department , and When the music industry took a hit, I coordinating plan reviews and serving as
have been with the city for nearly five transitioned into another area of non- the main point of contact for development
years. In this role, I oversee plan review profit work, including marketing, which projects—from construction approvals
coordination and serve as the main point taught me I could achieve things outside to contract administration. At the core
of contact for development projects as the box I had previously set for myself. of all my work, I’m guided by the same
they move through construction approvals That curiosity led me to participate principle that inspired me at the Botanic
and into contract administration and in Leadership Germantown, where I Garden: creating meaningful experiences
oversight. I work closely with our discovered a deep love for the City. for the people I serve and leaving a
development community and coordinate On Public Works Day, I knew it was positive, lasting impact on the community.
with multiple departments to ensure exactly where I was meant to be. A few
projects run smoothly. months later, a job opening came up, and How did you find out about TCAPWA,
Some of the projects I’m currently I started in customer service, learning the and how did you get involved initially?
working on include the planned classroom ropes from the ground up. I was fortunate When did you join?
facility at Wildwood Farms in partnership to have incredible mentors like Bo Mills
with University of Tennessee at Martin guiding me along the way. I first learned about TCAPWA through
— a first of its kind development for From there, I moved into sanitation and my time in the Public Works department,
recycling outreach, where I discovered a under the guidance of Bo Mills. Early
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