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Authors in this issue
Nicholas Bradshaw is the Planning and Safety Coordinator for the Engineering at the University of Kansas and is a licensed Professional
City of Knoxville Public Service Department. Prior to this position, he Engineer in Tennessee.
was a Human Resource Analyst for the City of Knoxville. He holds an
MA in Public Administration from the University of Tennessee and an Britt Elmore, a Stormwater Civil Engineer for the City of
MBA in HR Management from Bryan College. Nicholas is currently the Chattanooga’s Department of Public Works, serves as the Committee
TCAPWA Upper East Branch Director. Chair for the Young Professionals of TCAPWA.
Lauran Canacaris is a native of Maryville, Tennessee. While attending A resident of Knoxville, Molly Gilbert is a freelance writer, editor
Maryville College, Lauran worked as the service manager and event and marketing consultant. She has a BA in Mass Communication,
coordinator at RT Lodge. With a background in finance and banking as Journalism. She also currently serves at the Director of the Middle East
well as small business operations, she joined LDA Engineering in 2013 Tennessee Tourism Council.
as a client service analyst. She spearheads the company’s marketing
and promotional efforts and is involved in the project management Scott Gilbert is a published writer and editor who has taught in
process, including proposals and driving the business systems and tools secondary and post-secondary schools for nearly 20 years. He holds an
continually improving client services. MA in English and BA in Psychology.
Retired Chapter Administrator for TCAPWA, John Clavert is a Phillip Jones has spent over 22 years working for Metro Nashville and
technical consultant with Pavement Technology, Inc., and serves as the has been the Public Works Operations Manager for the past four years.
Director of the Tennessee Public Works Institute. His responsibilities as operations manager include oversight of all street
services, waste collection and emergency operations. Phillip is currently
Calvin D. Clifton is Business Development Manager for Mattern & serving as the TCPWA Middle Tennessee Branch Director.
Craig. Calvin has worked in the engineering consulting business for the
past 10 years. Previously he worked in the public sector serving as Public Patrick Lindsey is an Environmental Specialist with the Tennessee
Works Director for the City of Athens and Transportation Planner & Department of Environment and Conservation Office of Sustainable
Water/Wastewater Services Manager for the City of Kingsport. Practices. His prior experience has been in day-to-day workings of a
paper recycling plant in Knoxville. He holds a BS degree in Ecology and
A graduate of MTSU, Nancy Cooper is a Business Development Evolutionary Biology from the University of Tennessee.
Analyst at PHG Energy.
Chris Triplett, PE, is Vice President at Barge, Waggoner, Sumner
Trevor Cropp, PE, is a Water Resource Engineer at Barge, Waggoner, and Cannon, Inc., and office leader for the firm’s Memphis office.
Sumner and Cannon, Inc., whose focus is modeling large scale river He has 25 years of experience with projects involving public utilities,
systems. His specialties include hydraulic analysis of dams, reservoir stormwater management and control, and environmental remediation
modeling, and watershed analysis. He received his BS in Civil and restoration. The University of Memphis graduate is a licensed
Professional Engineer in Tennessee, Mississippi and Arkansas.
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Nicholas Bradshaw is the Planning and Safety Coordinator for the Engineering at the University of Kansas and is a licensed Professional
City of Knoxville Public Service Department. Prior to this position, he Engineer in Tennessee.
was a Human Resource Analyst for the City of Knoxville. He holds an
MA in Public Administration from the University of Tennessee and an Britt Elmore, a Stormwater Civil Engineer for the City of
MBA in HR Management from Bryan College. Nicholas is currently the Chattanooga’s Department of Public Works, serves as the Committee
TCAPWA Upper East Branch Director. Chair for the Young Professionals of TCAPWA.
Lauran Canacaris is a native of Maryville, Tennessee. While attending A resident of Knoxville, Molly Gilbert is a freelance writer, editor
Maryville College, Lauran worked as the service manager and event and marketing consultant. She has a BA in Mass Communication,
coordinator at RT Lodge. With a background in finance and banking as Journalism. She also currently serves at the Director of the Middle East
well as small business operations, she joined LDA Engineering in 2013 Tennessee Tourism Council.
as a client service analyst. She spearheads the company’s marketing
and promotional efforts and is involved in the project management Scott Gilbert is a published writer and editor who has taught in
process, including proposals and driving the business systems and tools secondary and post-secondary schools for nearly 20 years. He holds an
continually improving client services. MA in English and BA in Psychology.
Retired Chapter Administrator for TCAPWA, John Clavert is a Phillip Jones has spent over 22 years working for Metro Nashville and
technical consultant with Pavement Technology, Inc., and serves as the has been the Public Works Operations Manager for the past four years.
Director of the Tennessee Public Works Institute. His responsibilities as operations manager include oversight of all street
services, waste collection and emergency operations. Phillip is currently
Calvin D. Clifton is Business Development Manager for Mattern & serving as the TCPWA Middle Tennessee Branch Director.
Craig. Calvin has worked in the engineering consulting business for the
past 10 years. Previously he worked in the public sector serving as Public Patrick Lindsey is an Environmental Specialist with the Tennessee
Works Director for the City of Athens and Transportation Planner & Department of Environment and Conservation Office of Sustainable
Water/Wastewater Services Manager for the City of Kingsport. Practices. His prior experience has been in day-to-day workings of a
paper recycling plant in Knoxville. He holds a BS degree in Ecology and
A graduate of MTSU, Nancy Cooper is a Business Development Evolutionary Biology from the University of Tennessee.
Analyst at PHG Energy.
Chris Triplett, PE, is Vice President at Barge, Waggoner, Sumner
Trevor Cropp, PE, is a Water Resource Engineer at Barge, Waggoner, and Cannon, Inc., and office leader for the firm’s Memphis office.
Sumner and Cannon, Inc., whose focus is modeling large scale river He has 25 years of experience with projects involving public utilities,
systems. His specialties include hydraulic analysis of dams, reservoir stormwater management and control, and environmental remediation
modeling, and watershed analysis. He received his BS in Civil and restoration. The University of Memphis graduate is a licensed
Professional Engineer in Tennessee, Mississippi and Arkansas.
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