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TCAPWA executive by Judy keller
Committee
www.tennessee.apwa.net TCAPWA Celebrates
PRESIDENT: Ronnie Hammonds
Streets & Sanitation Mgr., Kingsport Sixty Years
ronniehammonds@kingsporttn.gov
(423) 229-9397
PRESIDENT ELECT: Ken Donaldson
Director of Public Works, Columbia “To say that the leadership of TCAPWA has been
kdonaldson@columbiatn.com the primary key to the organization’s success would
(931) 388-8650 be quite an understatement. Te call to leadership in
VICE-PRESIDENT: Rodney Keeton today’s association is a demanding and challenging
Director of Public Works, Collegedale call to answer. However, those who responded in
rkeeton@collegedaletn.gov the very early days perhaps deserve the most credit
(423) 396-3135 for answering the call to serve a new and struggling
SECRETARY: Sharon Rollins organization. Without their eforts, it is doubtful that
Consulting Program Manager, MTAS a ffieth anniversary would have come along.” From
sharon.rollins@tennessee.edu Serving Better Together, by Sue Piper.
(865) 974-0411 And so it continues to the Sixtieth Anniversary. Tis
TREASURER: Kenny Wiggins July/August 2014 issue of TN Public Works Magazine Judy Keller
Public Works Director, Alcoa is a celebration of the last ten years in TCAPWA’s
kwiggins@cityofalcoa-tn.gov history. Te frst 50 years were preserved in the book
(865) 380-4800 by Sue Piper, Serving Better Together. During the last
WEST DIR: Manny Belen ten years, from 2005 to 2014, the call to leadership has
Adm. Street Maintenance, Memphis been answered year afer year. From Bo Mills, who was
mannybelen@memphis.gov
(901) 576-7127 the 2005 President and now serves as the Region III
MIDDLE DIR: Guy Patterson Director, to Ronnie Hammonds who is currently serving
as the 2014 President. Mills and Hammonds have both
Director of Public Services, Goodlettsville
gpatterson@cityofgoodlettsville.org traveled the state to meet with Branch Chapters.
(615) 859-2740 Many signifcant events occurred during the past ten
years including Mickey Sullivan receiving the National
UPPER CUMBERLAND DIR: Tracy Meggs
Civil Engineer, Cookeville APWA Top Ten Public Works Leader of the Year, and
tmeggs@cookeville-tn.org Bob Freudenthal serving as the National 2006 APWA
(931) 520-5282 President. TCAPWA has won the PACE Award six
UPPER EAST DIR: Ryan McReynolds years consecutively, and public works departments
Public Works Director, Kingsport from across the state volunteered to help Nashville
mcreynolds@kingsporttn.gov during the 2010 food.
(423) 229-9470 Leadership has been and will continue to be the key to TCAPWA’s success.
LOWER EAST DIR: Justin Holland One of the most impressive milestones of the last ten years has been the
Sanitation Manager, Chattanooga Tennessee Public Works Institute (TPWI). More than ten years have passed since
holland_j@mail.chattanooga.gov the frst TPWI class was held in November of 2003. Since that time TPWI has
(423) 757-5370 conducted 30 four-day schools that were attended by 725 employees from 74 city
HOUSE Of DELEGATES: Calvin D. Clifton and county governments and a dozen or so private consulting frms.
Mattern and Craig, Inc. Te idea of a TCAPWA-sponsored institute came about during a 2002 TCAPWA
cdclifton@matternandcraig.com Board meeting held to develop a long-term strategic plan for the chapter. At that
(423) 245-4970, cell (423) 431-9114 meeting, John Calvert presented his concept of an institute that would provide
PAST PRESIDENT: Bill Yearwood educational opportunities for all levels of public works employees. Afer working
Public Works Director, Bartlett with the city of Oak Ridge and APWA he recognized that there were very limited
byearwood@cityofbartlett.org
(901) 385-5570 educational opportunities for most public works employees below the department
CHAPTER ADMINISTRATOR: Mark Miller director, supervisor or engineer position levels.
During the last 10 years, TCAPWA has been fortunate to have excellent Chapter
Public Works Director, Pigeon Forge
mmiller@cityofpigeonforge.com Administrators. We said goodbye to Ed and Joye Archer in 2005, and welcomed
(865) 429-7312 John Calvert as the new administrator. Trough annual conferences, branch
TPW PUBLISHER: Judy Keller meetings and TPWI, shortening the learning curve is what John was all about.
P.O. Box 474, Loudon, TN 37774 Ten in 2013 Mark Miller became the new administrator. With a deep love for the
imagespublications@charter.net Chapter and a great sense of humor, Mark has continued to work to increase the
(865) 458-3560 membership and the keep the chapter moving forward.
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