Last Updated on February 16, 2024, 10:10 AM | Published: February 16, 2024
The City of Oklahoma City sends this information as posted below:
City Manager Craig Freeman announced this week the hiring of Assistant City Engineer Debbie Miller, P.E. to be the City’s next Public Works Director/City Engineer, effective immediately.
She is the first female Public Works Director/City Engineer in Oklahoma City’s history.
“Debbie is an experienced engineer who has been a leader in the Public Works Department with vision and integrity for the past 13 years,” City Manager Craig Freeman said. “Her strong community ties and knowledge of our organization will give her a great foundation for success.”
Miller will oversee over 400 employees who work in the Public Works Department’s seven divisions: Administration, Project Management, Streets and Drainage Maintenance, Field Services, Storm Water Quality, Traffic Services and Engineering.
“I’ve loved my career with Oklahoma City and want to be a part of its emergence as a top 20 city,” Miller said. ”I’m passionate about making sure we provide a safe and healthy environment for our residents to work and live.”
Miller started her City career in 2011 as the Assistant City Engineer. She was promoted to Assistant Director in 2016. Before joining the City she consulted as a senior engineer for Grossman and Geith, Todd Engineering and Utley and Associates. She has been a registered professional engineer in Oklahoma since 1996.
Miller graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the University of Oklahoma. She succeeds Eric Wenger who served as the City’s Engineer from 2011 until 2023.
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