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Contributors to this Issue
John Calvert, PWLF, has served as TPWI Coordinator since Matthew Lane is City Reporter for the Kingsport Times New,
he helped found it in 2003. He has more than 35 years of mlane@timesnews.net.
experience in Public Works, having retired from the City of
Oak Ridge in 2003 after 28 years. John has served as Technical William “Rocky” Robinson has over 14 years of service
Consultant with Pavement Technology, Inc., since 2003 with Metro Nashville Public Works. He is responsible for
where he has worked with numerous local and state agencies representing Public Works on all Fleet purchases, specifications,
promoting proper pavement management and preservation. and fuel inquiries. Rocky also is responsible for all operations
coordination activities, including emergency management,
Jennifer Casey is the Public Information Officer for the Town safety, and accreditation, and is currently the department’s
of Collierville. She has worked for the Town of Collierville Accreditation Manager. He serves as the Alternate Council of
for six years, previously as the Digital Media Specialist and a Chapters Delegate for TCAPWA.
Writer. She is a native to the Memphis area and a graduate of
the University of Memphis. Lisa Hood Skinner, CTA is a seasoned journalist, brand
strategist and marketer who’s lived and worked around the
Trevor A. Cropp, P.E. has 14 years of experience in the world. In recent years she’s provided communications/strategic
engineering industry, currently serving as Office Lead and messaging for East Tennessee’s Innovation Valley and Tennessee
Project Manager in Barge Design Solutions’ Memphis office. Valley Authority. In the last six years, she has won five Golden
He has worked on water resource projects involving watershed Press Card Awards from the Society of Professional Journalists,
assessments, master planning, design of storm drainage East Tennessee chapter.
systems, design and grading of detention/retention basins and
their outlet structures, and delineation of flood plain limits for Jennifer Smith is a horticulturist with the Metro Tree
major and minor floodways. Trevor is a Certified Floodplain Advisory Committee, Metro Nashville Public Works.
Manager (CFM).
Kimberly Strong is Public Information Specialist for the
Klair Kimmey is publisher of Tennessee Public Works City of Chattanooga’s Department of Public Works. She is also
Magazine. She earned a BFA from the University of Tennessee. Chair of the National APWA Committee for Diversity and
After a successful corporate career, she has for the past 19 years Inclusion and the Tennessee Delegate to the APWA Council of
managed her own design firm, K. Kimmey Design. Chapters.
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