Meet Alan Desmet

Meet Alan Desmet

Public Works, South Fayette Township

Alan Desmet worked three summers with South Fayette Township Public Works and eventually joined the department full-time in February 2021. He often works on improving the community's stormwater system. "I like the construction and doing different things every day," he says.

Alan Desmet joined South Fayette Township Public Works full-time in 2021.

Photo by Andrea Iglar

Hometown:

Grew up in South Fayette; lives in North Fayette

Education:

Graduated from South Fayette High School; studied criminology at Community College of Allegheny County and Indiana University of PA

Hobbies:

Hunting; riding his ATV and side-by-side at Hatfield-McCoy Trails in West Virginia

First Job:

Cashier at South Fayette Sunoco

First Car:

1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee, white

Favorite Music:

Classic rock and country

Favorite Food:

Steak and potatoes

Favorite Vacation:

Water skiing, boating and relaxing at his parents' lake house in Edinboro

Bucket List:

Visit Las Vegas and Colorado

Best Quality of South Fayette:

"South Fayette people are pretty good people."

Fun Fact:

Alan usually doesn't travel far from home. His immediate and extended family members have tended to stay in the township, too. "Most of us are all South Fayette locals," he says. "We've been here forever. We don't go away."

— Andrea Iglar