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Front row: Martha Horseman, Kentucky Delegate; Tommy Brown, Region IV Director; Judi Hines, Mid-Atlantic
Delegate; and Bo Mills, Region III Director. Back row: Ronnie Hammonds, Tennessee Alternate Delegate;
Calvin Clifton, Tennessee Delegate; David Criscom, Georgia Delegate; Brian Van Norman, APWA Director
of Chapter Relations; Keith Pugh, North Carolina Delegate; and Jim Neal, South Carolina Delegate.
The food was delicious, nutritious, and plentiful! THANK YOU TO THE SPONSORS:
Tennessee Chapter APWA,
Stringfellow, Inc.,
and Mattern & Craig
Next up was a preview of this year’s in every state, Puerto Rico and regional recruitment, retention and engagement;
PWX in Minneapolis, Minn., and of Centers serving tribal governments. The connecting chapters and branches; and
2017 PWX in Orlando, Fla. Amy Blaida, LTAP/TTAP Centers enable local counties, leadership training and annual strategic
2017 PWX Host Committee, updated parishes, townships, cities and towns to im- planning. Chapter-to-chapter mentoring
the membership on progress with their prove their roads and bridges by supplying was an opportunity for chapter leader-
planning. Hosting the PWX is a massive them with a variety of training programs, ship to share best practices with their
undertaking, but it sounds like the an information clearinghouse, new and counterparts.
Florida chapter has it under control with existing technology updates, personalized
innovative ways of attracting sponsors technical assistance and newsletters. Van Norman finished up the session
and planning events. with questions from the membership fol-
After a networking lunch, time was lowed by a wrap up with Mills and Brown.
Martha Horseman, Delegate with the spent in chapter-to-chapter mentoring.
Kentucky Chapter, shared information Informal discussion topics covered were: Attendees and organizers deemed the
about the opportunities APWA chapters young professional engagement; chapter event successful and informative. Mike
have for making connections and shar- awards; chapter conferences, workshops, Flatt and the TCAPWA Conference Com-
ing resources. Local Technical Assistance and luncheons; equipment shows and mittee organized the event and their work
Program and Tribal Technical Assistance “roadeos;” and Public Works Institutes. is certainly appreciated! The next Roger
Program, known as LTAP and TTAP, are After a break, discussion continued on Clark Leadership event will be held in
composed of a network of 58 Centers – one additional topics: chapter membership 2018 and will be hosted by the Kentucky
Chapter.
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Delegate; and Bo Mills, Region III Director. Back row: Ronnie Hammonds, Tennessee Alternate Delegate;
Calvin Clifton, Tennessee Delegate; David Criscom, Georgia Delegate; Brian Van Norman, APWA Director
of Chapter Relations; Keith Pugh, North Carolina Delegate; and Jim Neal, South Carolina Delegate.
The food was delicious, nutritious, and plentiful! THANK YOU TO THE SPONSORS:
Tennessee Chapter APWA,
Stringfellow, Inc.,
and Mattern & Craig
Next up was a preview of this year’s in every state, Puerto Rico and regional recruitment, retention and engagement;
PWX in Minneapolis, Minn., and of Centers serving tribal governments. The connecting chapters and branches; and
2017 PWX in Orlando, Fla. Amy Blaida, LTAP/TTAP Centers enable local counties, leadership training and annual strategic
2017 PWX Host Committee, updated parishes, townships, cities and towns to im- planning. Chapter-to-chapter mentoring
the membership on progress with their prove their roads and bridges by supplying was an opportunity for chapter leader-
planning. Hosting the PWX is a massive them with a variety of training programs, ship to share best practices with their
undertaking, but it sounds like the an information clearinghouse, new and counterparts.
Florida chapter has it under control with existing technology updates, personalized
innovative ways of attracting sponsors technical assistance and newsletters. Van Norman finished up the session
and planning events. with questions from the membership fol-
After a networking lunch, time was lowed by a wrap up with Mills and Brown.
Martha Horseman, Delegate with the spent in chapter-to-chapter mentoring.
Kentucky Chapter, shared information Informal discussion topics covered were: Attendees and organizers deemed the
about the opportunities APWA chapters young professional engagement; chapter event successful and informative. Mike
have for making connections and shar- awards; chapter conferences, workshops, Flatt and the TCAPWA Conference Com-
ing resources. Local Technical Assistance and luncheons; equipment shows and mittee organized the event and their work
Program and Tribal Technical Assistance “roadeos;” and Public Works Institutes. is certainly appreciated! The next Roger
Program, known as LTAP and TTAP, are After a break, discussion continued on Clark Leadership event will be held in
composed of a network of 58 Centers – one additional topics: chapter membership 2018 and will be hosted by the Kentucky
Chapter.
View online at tnpublicworks.com 7
