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Contributors to this issue
Mike Bernard is a Principal at Smith Seckman Reid, Inc., in Director for Keep Blount Beautiful for seven years in Maryville.
Nashville. He joined the firm while completing his Master’s Degree
in Environmental and Water Resources Engineering at Vanderbilt Molly Gilbert has been a freelance writer, editor and marketing
University. He has a Bachelor’s of Civil and Environmental Engineering consultant for the past 12 years. Previously she worked as the Director of
from the Virginia Military Institute. Marketing for the Rock Hill United Way, Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden
and The Georgia Department of Economic Development – Tourism
Lindsay Bryant is water process engineer at Smith Seckman Reid, Division. She holds a BA in Mass Communication, Journalism.
Inc., in Nashville. A graduate from Tennessee Technology University,
Bryant has been with SSR for almost six years. She is a member of Scott Gilbert is a published writer and freelance editor who has
the American Water Works Association and the Water Environment taught in secondary and post-secondary schools for nearly 20 years in
Federation. Bryant also serves on the Community Engineering Corps South Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee. He holds an MA in English and
review committee for AWWA. BA in Psychology.
Ashley Cabrera is a Creative Services Consultant with the Tennessee Phillip Jones has spent over 22 years working for Metro Nashville and
Department of Environment and Conservation in the Office of has been the Public Works Operations Manager for the past four years.
Sustainable Practices. Ashley received a Bachelor of Science degree His responsibilities as operations manager include oversight of all street
in Political Science and minor in Journalism from Austin Peay State services, waste collection and emergency operations. Phillip is currently
University. serving as the TCAPWA Middle Tennessee Branch Director.
John Calvert, PWLF has served as TPWI Coordinator since he helped Scott McRae is the Project Manager for the Lebanon Gasification
found it in 2003. He has more than 35 years of experience in Public Initiative. He was the Project Manager for the Lebanon Special Census,
Works, having retired from the City of Oak Ridge in 2003 after 28 years. which has been recognized by the Greater Nashville Regional Council.
He has served as Technical Consultant with Pavement Technology, Inc. Previously, he was the District Executive with the Boy Scouts of America
since 2003. He served as TCAPWA Chapter Administrator from 2007 for Lebanon and surrounding areas, and was promoted to Executive
to 2012. He received APWA’s designation as a Public Works Leadership Staff at the corporate office in Nashville.
Fellow in 2011.
With his entire career of more than 20 years built at the Germantown
Jennifer Casey is the Emerging Media Specialist for the Town of Public Works Department, Bo Mills is currently the Director of Public
Collierville’s Public Information Office, writing content for traditional Services with the City of Germantown. Mills has been an APWA
and online communication, and covering creative messaging through member since 1989 and currently serves as the President Elect of APWA.
graphic design, photography and videography. She is a graduate of the
University of Memphis with a degree in Journalism. Eric Vreeland is the City of Knoxville’s Deputy Director of
Communications. Prior to joining City staff, Vreeland was a reporter
Charlene DeSha is the Executive Director for the Tennessee and news editor for the Knoxville News Sentinel for 26 years. He’s a
Stormwater Association. Previously she worked as the Executive graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism.
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