The purpose of LMD is to foster a learning and networking experience amongst leadership across all sectors of public works focusing on program and project management, leadership development, human resources management, succession planning, infrastructure asset management, customer service, and program/project financial planning. The Division promotes development of mid-level and senior-level public works leaders as well as mentoring opportunities for rising leaders. Built around a rich history including families in the experience at our conferences, the Leadership and Management Division members have fostered long-standing friendships through acquaintances at the annual conference event. A mixture of leisure (through a conference kick-off golf event), social, and education, as well as business networking, focused on timely topics and program themes have made the LMD Conference a can’t miss event for public works officials and their partners from the engineering and vendor services industry.
The Leadership and Management Division:
- Hosts an Annual Conference
- See previous conference presentations below:
- Offers the Keith Pugh Professional Manager of the Year Award and the Public Works Leadership Award
Division Board Members:
| Andrew Parker | Bohler Engineering | President |
| Mackenzie Nowacki | City of Charlotte | President-Elect |
| Morgan McIlwain | Freese & Nichols | Vice President |
| Allison Wilson | ESP Associates | Secretary |
| Christina Vanderzee | City of High Point (Retired) | Treasurer |
| Ty Colwell | WithersRavenel | Director (’25-’26) |
| Jacqueline Thompson | Bolton & Menk Inc | Director (’25-’26) |
| Frank Gioscio | N/A | Director (’26-’27) |
| Mae Bryant | RK&K | Director (’26-’27) |
| Adam McLamb | Town of Indian Trail | Past President |
| John Mullis | Town of Apex | Ad-Hoc Member |
| Casey Penland | Precision Safe Sidewalks | Ad-Hoc Member |
| Nicole Organiscak | WithersRavenel | Ad-Hoc Member |
| Mark Davis-McCrary | City of Charlotte | Ad-Hoc Member |
| Gary Moore | JMT | Ad-Hoc Member |
| Chrisean Hardy | Town of Matthews | YP Ad-Hoc Member |