LOOKING FORWARD TO AN AMAZING YEAR

BRADLEY KLINGER, METRO ATLANTA BRANCH PRESIDENT

First, I wanted to thank everyone for their support of me to fulfill the duties of the Metro Atlanta Branch President in 2023. I understand the big shoes I will be following in, as the two previous Branch Presidents, Shauncey Battle-Williams and Adisa Aarons, were both amazing and are great role models.

I would also like to introduce our 2023 Metro Atlanta Leadership Committee:

• V ice President – Yvonne Douglas, Atlanta Beltline

• Secretary – Courtney Fisch, AECOM

• Treasurer – Nigel Wattley, City of Forest Park

• Membership Coordinator –Michael Noel, Sansom Equipment

Our meetings are currently being held in-person and virtually on Microsoft Teams, and we welcome any APWA members outside of the Metro Branch or interested guests to join us. We have had some great recent meetings and have more great upcoming topics to come. Thank you to all of our sponsors.

• March 16 – ADA Safety with LTAP & Georgia Safe Sidewalks

• A pril 20 – Robotic Maintenance Vehicles at GA Tech

• May 18 – Right-of-Way Engineering with THC, Inc.

• J une 22 – APWA Diversity Committee hosted by SANY Equipment Working with past Branch President Adisa Aarons we have GA Tech School of Civil and Environmental Engineering willing to host a few of our 2023 meetings on campus. This will allow current students to be introduced into the wonderful world of Public Works and the APWA.

One new program we have introduced in 2023 is a virtual monthly meeting that will be available to everyone in the State. This meeting will highlight important industry programs, new technology and policies, both Federal and State. Some recent completed topics included: State Aid Funding, Bridge Asset Management and Nurturing Civil Work Cultures.

April 4 is our next virtual meeting and we will be discussing the new FHWA reflectivity guidelines for pavement markings with Crown Technology.

2023 is shaping up to be an amazing year for the Metro Atlanta Branch and we would like to encourage everyone to join in. Participation and networking are what makes APWA so valuable, and that is why the Metro Atlanta Leadership Committee is working hard to bring back the Shrimp Boil fundraiser in 2023.

Understanding the sheer quantity of amazing resources at our disposal within the State of Georgia has allowed me to excel at my job and hopeful you can say the same.

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