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TCAPWA Executive APWA’s Government Affairs Team
Committee
Public Works Advocacy
tennessee.apwa.net
At the beginning of every Congress, the American Public Works Association
PRESIDENT: Justin Holland (APWA) adopts public policy priority documents to serve as the roadmap for
Client Account Manager, Jacobs Engineering our federal advocacy efforts. As the 117th Congress began on January 3, APWA’s
justin.holland@jacobs.com Government Affairs team is busy sharing the APWA Board of
(423) 779-3075 Directors’ recently-approved public policy priorities of Surface
Transportation Reauthorization (see pages 26-29), Emergency
PRESIDENT ELECT: John Fox Management, and Water Resiliency. These documents outline the
Operations Assistant, Collierville APWA specific policy proposals that Congress and federal agencies
jfox@colliervilletn.gov should enact to benefit all public works professionals. They can be
(901) 457-2800 found on the APWA website under the Government Affairs tab.

VICE-PRESIDENT: Nicholas Bradshaw While it’s important for you to know about APWA’s policy priorities, it’s also
Fleet Services Deputy Director important that your Congressional representatives know about them. Hearing about
nbradshaw@knoxvilletn.gov the specific policy proposals that will benefit their constituents is a powerful message.
(865) 215-6194 So please take a few minutes today, using the contact info below, to send APWA’s public
policy priorities to your U.S. Senators and Representative, urging them to support
SECRETARY: John Chlarson public works.
Public Works Consultant, MTAS
john.chlarson@tennessee.edu Senator Marsha Blackburn Senator Bill Hagerty
(731) 695-2472 357 Dirksen Senate Office Building Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510 Suite SR-B11
TREASURER: Kenny Wiggins Phone: (202) 224-3344 Washington, DC 20510
Retired blackburn.senate.gov Phone: (202) 224-4944
tcapwa.treasurer@gmail.com hagerty.senate.gov
(865) 679-9724
Tennessee’s Nine Representatives John Rose, 6th District
WEST DIRECTOR: Ethan Skaggs Diana Harshbarger, 1st District 1124 Longworth HOB
Principal Engineer, LDA Engineering 167 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515
eskaggs@ldaengineering.com Washington, DC 20515 Phone: (202) 225-4231
(901) 568-1929 Phone: (202) 225-6356 Johnrose.house.gov
Harshbarger.house.gov Mark Green, 7th District
MIDDLE DIRECTOR: Regina Santana Tim Burchett, 2nd District 2446 Rayburn HOB
Engineering Services Director, Lebanon 1122 Longworth HOB Washington, DC 20515
rsantana@lebanontn.org Washington, DC 20515 Phone: (202) 225-2811
(615) 444-3647 Phone: (202) 225-5435 markgreen.house.gov
Burchett.house.gov David Kustoff, 8th District
UPPER EAST DIRECTOR: Bryon Fortner Charles “Chuck” Fleishmann 560 Cannon House Office Building
Public Works Director, Sevierville 3rd District Washington, DC 20515
bfortner@seviervilletn.org 2410 Rayburn HOB Phone: (202) 225-4714
(865) 429-4567 Washington, DC 20515 kustoff.house.gov
Phone: (202) 225-3271 Steve Cohen, 9th District
LOWER EAST DIRECTOR: Eric Sines Fleischmann.house.gov 2104 Rayburn HOB
Director of Public Works, Collegedale Scott DesJarlais, 4th District Washington, DC 20515
esines@collegedaletn.gov 2304 Rayburn HOB Phone: (202) 225-3265
(423) 468-1983 Washington, DC 20515 Cohen.house.gov
Phone: (202) 225-6831
COUNCIL OF CHAPTERS DELEGATE: Desjarlais.house.gov View online at tnpublicworks.com 5
Kimberly Strong Jim Cooper, 5th District
Public Information Specialist 1536 Longworth HOB
kstrong@chattanooga.gov Washington, DC 20515
(423) 643-6187 Phone: (202) 225-4311
Cooper.house.gov
PAST PRESIDENT: Phillip Jones
Operations Manager, Metro Nashville
phillip.jones@nashville.gov
(615) 533-2377

CHAPTER ADMINISTRATOR: Mark Miller
Public Works Director, Pigeon Forge
mmiller@cityofpigeonforge.com
(865) 429-7312

COMMUNICATIONS CHAIR:
Bonnie Mumpower Dodson
Accounts Coordinator, Chattanooga
bmumpower@chattanooga.gov
(423) 643-6031

TPW PUBLISHER: Klair Kimmey
P.O. Box 22491, Knoxville, TN 37933
klair@tnpublicworks.com
(865) 288-0815; (865) 924-4956