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CONTRIBUTORS TO THIS ISSUE

Tennessee Public Works Magazine depends on articles submitted from a variety of sources. We are thankful to our contributors. We
encourage anyone interested in submitting an article related to Public Works in Tennessee to email your ideas to info@tnpublicworks.com.
John Chlarson, P. E., C.P. M., is a public works, engineering and utilities consultant for the University of Tennessee’s Municipal Technical
Advisory Service, an agency of the UT Institute for Public Service. Chlarson also serves as TCAPWA Chapter Secretary and Co-Chair
of the TCAPWA’s Tennessee Public Works Institute (TPWI). He is also ad-hoc secretary and MTAS liaison to the Tennessee Stormwater
Association. He serves on the national APWA Water Resources Management Committee. He is also a member of TDEC’s Water Reuse
Taskforce.
David Collins is Branch Director of the Lower East Branch and Administration Manager for the City of Chattanooga.
Kathleen Gibi is Executive Director of Keep the Tennessee River Beautiful.
Tiffany Howlett, MPA, is the Development Services Manager for the City of Germantown Engineering Department.
Scott Jenkins is Upper East Branch Director and Deputy Director of Fleet Services for the City of Knoxville.
Klair Kimmey is Publisher of Tennessee Public Works Magazine. She earned a BFA from the University of Tennessee. After a successful
corporate career, she has for the past 23 years managed her own design firm, K. Kimmey Design.
William “Rocky” Robinson is Branch Director of the Middle Branch and Transportation Administrator for the Metropolitan Government
of Nashville and Davidson County,
Ethan Skaggs is TCAPWA President and is with BHS Concrete.
Lisa Hood Skinner, CTA, is a seasoned journalist, brand strategist and marketer who’s lived and worked around the world. In recent years
she’s provided communications/strategic messaging for East Tennessee’s Innovation Valley and Tennessee Valley Authority. Within the last
decade, she’s won five Golden Press Card Awards from the Society of Professional Journalists, East Tennessee chapter.
Jonathan Whitfield is West Tennessee Branch Director and City of Memphis Public Works Street and Right of Way Maintenance
Administrator.
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