Johns Creek Hires New Public Works Director

JOHNS CREEK, GA — The new face has taken over the Public Works Department for the city of Johns Creek. Lynette C. Baker has been appointed the new director for the agency, the city announced this week.

Baker is employed by Jacobs Engineering Group, which performs Public Works and Recreation and Parks operations under contract with johns Creek. Featured as one of 100 Influential Women to Know in the January/February 2018 Engineering Georgia magazine, Baker brings 22 years of transportation and infrastructure experience with extensive knowledge in planning, environmental services and engineering.

She previously led a technically expansive transportation infrastructure group in Atlanta which included highway and bridge design, traffic and ITS services, environmental planning services, program management/construction management, construction engineering and inspection, civil site development, and survey/laser scanning.

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Baker has also managed numerous Georgia Department of Transportation and county DOT projects from inception to completion. The city notes she has a proven track record of communicating effectively with leadership, colleagues and stakeholders to better facilitate efficient and collaborative solutions.

Baker, who earned a bachelor's degree in Environmental Biology from Colgate University, has lived in Johns Creek for 14 years with her husband and two daughters. She has served on the Shakerag Elementary School Governance Board, was a Fulton County School Governance Council Community Representative, and has held leadership positions with Women in Transportation and Institute for Georgia Environmental Leadership.

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