If you guessed Karen McKeehan, you are correct!
Earlier this year, Karen was promoted from Engineering Manager to Transportation Engineering Chief.
She is the first woman to serve as an Engineering division chief in the City’s history.
McKeehan, who earned her bachelor’s degree in civil engineering at Tennessee Tech and a master’s degree in engineering at UT Knoxville, will oversee everything from traffic signals and street lights to pavement markings, parking meters and traffic-calming projects.
“Our job is to provide safe and efficient roadways while balancing everyone’s needs – motorists, pedestrians and bicyclists,” she said. “Transportation Engineering serves the needs of all the citizens of the City of Knoxville by combining technical knowledge and creative thinking skills to plan, design, operate and maintain transportation systems to help build smart, safe and livable communities.”