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build a resume who have some sort of competing in the equipment rodeos held of Knoxville is doing to comply. I was
barrier to employment), as well as working at our state conferences. After becoming a awarded the scholarship for TCAPWA in
with the Department’s Safety Committee. Construction Foreman, I started attending 2017.
My most recent independent project has our local Upper East Branch meetings. How does your City support your work in
been developing the City’s curriculum and I have found both the organization APWA?
standards for Entry Level Driver Training and its members to be very helpful, The City of Knoxville has always
(ELDT) that impacts employee CDLs. accommodating, and willing to collaborate. encouraged me to attend any and all
How long have you worked in Public Learning how others handle similar meetings associated with TCAPWA’s state
Works? What have your previous jobs situations has been extremely beneficial for and our local chapters. Our municipality
been and what responsibilities did you our own department here in Knoxville. holds its collaborations with other city
have? During your time with APWA, what governments to be extremely useful
I have been with the City of Knoxville (in involvement have you had? and beneficial, and TCAPWA does an
Public Works) for almost 11 years. I have not had the opportunity to excellent job of facilitating and promoting
Positions held: Public Service Worker in hold any positions at the national level, these relationships. My department has
the Street Maintenance division (Concrete but within our state chapter, I have been encouraged me from the beginning to fully
crew); Equipment Operator 1 – Dump honored to accept several positions participate in the organization.
Truck Driver – Concrete crew; Equipment and responsibilities. I am currently How have you been able to transfer your
Operator 2 – High Lift Operator – Grading the Audit Chair, serve on the Awards experience from APWA to your work in
Crew; Equipment Operator 3 – Mini- Committee, and am a member of the your City?
Excavator Operator – Stormwater Pipe smaller collaborating group in the Upper My involvement in APWA brings a
Crew; Civil Engineering Technician I; East Branch. I have served as a panelist national organization to a more local,
Public Service Construction Foreman; for various TCAPWA trainings and as accessible level. My participation has made
Public Service Planning and Safety a moderator for presentations at state it easier for others to become involved and
Coordinator; and Public Service Planning conferences. has made the organization a more tangible
and Safety Manager I try to attend all our state conferences, presence for our Department as a whole.
How did you find out about APWA? only having missed one due to the birth of Likewise, I have been able to share what
The City of Knoxville’s Public Service our son, and I hope to attend the national the City of Knoxville is doing (i.e. ELDT,
Department has been greatly involved conference next year. I also recently held recruitment and retention, brush and leaf
in TCAPWA for many years. I began a state-wide training that focused on the collection and disposal) with many other
my participation in the organization by ELDT requirements and what the City members.

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