City of Roswell News | Roswell, GA

Sharon Izzo has been named Director of the City of Roswell’s Environmental Public Works (EPW) Department. Izzo has served as the City’s Deputy Director of EPW since January 2018 and took on the role of Interim Director over the past several months. She first joined the City of Roswell in August 2017.

Izzo says she is excited to lead Roswell’s EPW Department. “Working with the talented EPW team over the last five years has shown me how much they love what they do, giving their best for Roswell every day,” said Izzo. “I look forward to leading the department to seek innovations to serve the residents of Roswell.”

Prior to working for the City of Roswell, Izzo was a Senior Water Engineer for AECOM in Atlanta. There she managed major capital improvement projects for the City of Sandy Springs. She also managed a project with the University of Georgia to develop an environmental modeling tool using geospatial data to assist in prioritizing the location of green infrastructure to maximize effectiveness of stormwater mitigation in Sandy Springs. Izzo also worked as a senior project engineer for O’Brien & Gere Engineers in Maryland. In that role, she prepared contract drawings and specs for more than 12 million gallons of elevated water storage in residential areas of suburban Washington, D.C.

Roswell City Administrator Randy Knighton says he is looking forward to working with Sharon as she leads the department.

“Her vast experience in both the public and private sector will serve our residents well,” Knighton said. “As our Interim EPW Director, Sharon has already proven herself as an astute leader and an integral part of our team.”

Izzo holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering from Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.