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TCAPWA Executive                             Celebrating Excellence
Committee
                                               In September, the Tennessee Chapter of
tennessee.apwa.net                           APWA proudly accepted the Presidential
                                             Award of Chapter Excellence for 2018 at the
PRESIDENT: Phillip Jones                     2019 PWX in Seattle. Though only a small
Operations Manager, Metro Nashville          contingent walked across the stage, there were
phillip.jones@nashville.gov                  loud cheers from all the Tennessee folks in the
(615) 533-2377                               audience.

PRESIDENT ELECT: Justin Holland              Highlights of 2018 included:
Administrator of Public Works, Chattanooga   •	 An increase of 16 new members resulted
jholland@chattanooga.gov                       in an 3.5 percent membership growth over                  Accepting the PACE Award from APWA Past
(423) 643-6000                                 the previous year, bringing the total to 475          President David Lawry at PWX19 in Seattle are,
                                               members.
VICE-PRESIDENT: John Fox                     •	 Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam proclaimed                    left to right, Klair Kimmey, Phillip Jones,
Operations Assistant, Collierville                                                                             Nicholas Bradshaw and Tommy Jones.
jfox@colliervilletn.gov
(901) 457-2800                               May 20-26, 2018, Public Works Week in Tennessee.
                                             •	 Cities across the state held special events for Public Works Week recognizing their
SECRETARY: John Chlarson                     employees and educating their communities.
Public Works Consultant, MTAS                •	 The Young Professionals Committee hosted several events.
john.chlarson@tennessee.edu                  •	 The Tennessee Chapter supported Bo Mills during his term as APWA President by
(731) 695-2472                               joining him in hosting the APWA Board of Directors in June in Germantown and
                                             Memphis.
TREASURER: Kenny Wiggins                     •	 A number of Tennessee Chapter members were involved at the national level on a variety
Director, Public Works & Engineering, Alcoa  of committees, boards, and councils.
tcapwa.treasurer@gmail.com                   •	 All four Branches held meetings, and lunch and learn opportunities.
(865) 679-9724                               •	 A successful Joint Annual Conference was held in Nashville with a record number of
                                             attendees, vendors and sponsors. Through their generosity, the Tennessee Chapter was
WEST DIRECTOR: Mike Adams                    able to donate over $2,500 to a number of different charitable organizations.
Public Works Director, Bartlett              •	 Tennessee Public Works Institute completed its 15th year in 2018, reaching a total of 62
madams@cityofbartlett.org                    attendees from 31 agencies.
(901) 385-5570                               Whether the Tennessee Chapter was recognized with the PACE Award or not, members
                                             should be pleased with all of the opportunities offered throughout 2018, knowing that the
MIDDLE DIRECTOR: Cody Osborne                same and even more are available in this and upcoming years.
Waste Superintendent, Metro Public Works
cody.osborne@nashville.gov                   2018 TENNESSEE CHAPTER MEETINGS/EVENTS
(615) 862-4070
                                             Date	Meeting	                                    Topic
UPPER EAST DIRECTOR: Nicholas Bradshaw
Fleet Services Deputy Director               02.22.18	 West Branch/Atoka	                     New Technology; Concrete Repair
nbradshaw@knoxvilletn.gov
(865) 215-6194                               03.14.18	 PWW Proclamation w/Governor	           National Public Works Week

LOWER EAST DIRECTOR: Eric Sines              03.14.18	 BOD Meeting	                           Board of Directors Meeting
Director of Public Works, Collegedale
esines@collegedaletn.gov                     03.29.18	 Upper East Branch/Sevierville	         A Collaborative Approach to Equipment Ordering
(423) 468-1983
                                             04.19.18	 Middle Branch/Hermitage Golf Crs.	     Precision Concrete Cutting
COUNCIL OF CHAPTERS DELEGATE:
Ronnie Hammonds                              05.24.18	 YPs at the Chattanooga Lookouts 	      Socializing and Networking
Streets & Sanitation Manager, Kingsport
ronniehammonds@kingsporttn.gov               06.07.18	 West Branch/Morton Museum	             Trench Safety Products
(423) 229-9397
                                             06.09-12.18	 TN Municipal League in Knoxville	   Booth and Murphy Snoderly Award Presentation
PAST PRESIDENT: Ryan McReynolds
Assistant City Manager, Kingsport            06.12.18	 BOD Meeting	                           Knoxville
mcreynolds@kingsporttn.gov
(423) 229-9470                               06.26-29.18	 TPWI Session 1	                     Public Works Supervision School

CHAPTER ADMINISTRATOR: Mark Miller           07.24.18	 Lower East Branch/Chattanooga	         Chattanooga Lookouts Game
Public Works Director, Pigeon Forge
mmiller@cityofpigeonforge.com                08.02.18	 Middle Branch/Nashville	               Autocar Custom-Built Chassis Program
(865) 429-7312
                                             08.28.18	 APWA PWX in Kansas City	               Attended Chapter Dinner at PWX
WEBSITE COMM. CHAIR: Colline Miller	
Public Relations Coordinator                 08.30.18	 Upper East Branch/Sevierville	         Trans. Utility Fees “New Money for Old Problems”
Chattanooga Department of Public Works
cmiller@chattanooga.gov                      09.30.18	 West Branch/Memphis	                   HDR Engineering Projects; TREKK Design Projects
(423) 643-6030
                                             10.08-11.18	 TPWI Session 2	                     Public Works Maintenance Technologies School
TPW PUBLISHER: Klair Kimmey
P.O. Box 22491, Knoxville, TN 37933          10.21-23.18	 TCAPWA Annual Conference	           Conference Held in Nashville
klair@tnpublicworks.com
(865) 288-0815; (865) 924-4956               10.21.18	 BOD Meeting/Nashville	                 Election of Officers for 2019 	

                                             11.14.18	 Middle Branch/Nashville	               Product Demonstrations at Centennial Park

                                             12.04-07.18	 TPWI Session 3	                     Public Works Administration School

                                             12.05.18	 West Branch/A2H Office in Lakeland	    Aquatic Resource Permits

                                             12.06.18	 BOD Meeting	                           Murfreesboro	

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