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STATEWIDE By Lisa H. Skinner
TCAPWA Leadership Changes

Triple Congrats: Science from the University of
Franklin has a degree in Exercise
Franklin Appointed Tennessee, Chattanooga, and played
three sports in high school. Franklin
New TCAPWA Lower and her husband, a Chattanooga Police
sergeant, have two young children. She
East Director, Strong said, “most weekends you can find me

Moves to New City of outdoors camping or at the ballfields.”
Strong’s Solid Work for TCAPWA Praised
Chattanooga Position, Administrator, lauded Strong’s solid
Mark Miller, TCAPWA Chapter
Holland Takes on Roll of leadership in the Public Works
field, including serving as Chair of
Chapter Delegate the National APWA Committee for
Diversity and Inclusion, as Tennessee
Delegate to the APWA Council of
Chapters, as an Accreditation Evaluator
Earlier this year, Kristin Franklin, Team Member, and, most recently, Kristin Franklin
General Supervisor in Water Quality selection as TCAPWA’s Lower East
for the City of Chattanooga, was Tennessee Director.
appointed new TCAPWA Lower “Although we are happy for Kimberly,
East Branch Director, succeeding we are going to miss her and the great
Kimberly M. Strong, who has taken job she did in her positions with us,”
a new Chattanooga City position as Miller said. “She will keep her APWA
Constituent Services Director. and TCAPWA membership and
Strong, former Public Information continue to be of service to assist with
Specialist for the City of Chattanooga’s conferences and (as a) recruiter for our
Department of Public Works, said chapter. Although with sadness, she
her new responsibilities include (also) will have to relinquish her duties
coordinating citizen engagement events as Tennessee Delegate” (to the Council
and handling all citizen concerns of Chapters.)
received by the Mayor and City Council. Strong will also continue her
“Good thing for me is that the bulk involvement at the national level with
of citizen inquiries are about Public her recent appointment to the National
Works,” Strong said. “I will remain a Nominating Committee. Strong shared,
member of TCAPWA. I couldn’t let “I’m looking forward to working with Kimberly Strong
that go. I enjoy working with our State this committee as we select our next
Chapter, and my email remains the leaders and also by representing our
same.” region.”
Franklin Brings a Decade of Public Holland to Serve as Council of Chapters
Works Experience Delegate
Franklin, her TCAPWA Lower East Justin Holland, Immediate Past
Director replacement, has been in TCAPWA President, has agreed to serve
Public Works for more than ten years, the rest of Strong’s term as Council
and has served in her current position of Chapters Delegate. He is a Client
since 2016. A regular attendee of the Account Manager representing Jacobs
TCAPWA state conferences, she said Engineering in Tennessee and Kentucky.
she’s shared “pertinent conference info He earned a Bachelor’s degree and
with our day-to-day operations. Also, Master’s degree from the University of
we were able to take a few ideas from Tennessee at Chattanooga. He and his
other State Rodeos and apply them to wife Kelley have two sons, Houston and
our city.” Parker.
Justin Holland
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