About This Group
The Workforce Development Committee identifies, develops, and promotes resources and partnerships for a successful career-cycle in public works. The committee will participate every year in a combined meeting or in a collaborative effort that addresses the objectives of the committee and the APWA Strategic Plan. These expenses are reimbursable for committee members. The WDC will also meet one day prior to PWX. Committee members shall commit to fund their own travel and expenses to attend the committee meeting held at PWX. Generally, each committee meets by conference call up to ten times per year for approximately one hour.
The ideal candidate will be representative of APWA’s broad membership and currently engaged in workforce development. All members of APWA are encouraged to apply; however, efforts will be made to appoint members of the following groups within APWA: Nationally Approved Public Works Institute (PWI) representatives; Emerging Leaders Academy (ELA) graduates; Council of Chapters members; LTAP representatives.
Contact Us
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Committee Roster
Chair
Susan Hann, PE
Brevard Public Schools
Assistant Superintendent of Facilities
Viera, Florida
Vice Chair
Susan J. Baillargeon
Front Range Community College
Program Director
Fort Collins, Colorado
Member
Nancy Cole
Pima County
ERP Executive Project Manager
Tucson, Arizona
Member
Tim Plath, PE, PTOE
City of Eagan
Transportation Ops Engineer
Eagan, Minnesota
Member
Chris Porman
City of Plymouth
Assistant City Manager/Director
Department of Municipal Services
Plymouth, Michigan
Member
Trey Whitaker
City of Edgerton
PW Superintendent
Edgerton, Kansas
Technical Director
Laura Kroeger, PE
Mile High Flood District
Executive Director
Lakewood, Colorado
Staff Liaison
Corinne Watts
American Public Works Association
Career and Workforce Development Manager
Kansas City, Missouri
Operations and Maintenance Subcommittee
The mission of the Operations and Maintenance Subcommittee is to create workforce development strategies that ensure qualified candidates are available to fill public works operations and maintenance positions. The subcommittee is working on an operations and maintenance training framework and identifying training resources for these critical public works employees.
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Contact the Subcommittee
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Subcommittee Roster
Chair
Tim Plath, PTOE
City of Eagan
Transportation Ops Engineer
Eagan, Minnesota
Member
Harry Lorick, PE, PTOE, PWLF
LA Consulting, Inc.
Principal/President
Manhattan Beach, California
Member
Phil Mann, PE
City of Gainesville
Public Works Director
Gainesville, Florida
Member
Marc F. Valenti, CPWP-S
Town of Lexington
Manager of Operations
Lexington, Massachusetts
Staff Liaison
Becky Stein, CAE
American Public Works Association
Chief Learning Officer
Kansas City, Missouri
Staff Liaison
Corinne Watts
American Public Works Association
Career and Workforce Development Manager
Kansas City, Missouri