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Public Works Staff


The following list contains contact information for employees of the Public Works Department.

Alphabetical Listing (by last name).

Public Works Department
E-mail: publicworks@ci.lawrence.ks.us
Mailing address: PO Box 708, Lawrence, KS 66044-0708


Administrative Offices | Located in City Hall, 6 E 6th Street | General Number (785) 832-3123

Staff & Title E-mail Phone
Charles Soules
Public Works Director		 csoules@ci.lawrence.ks.us (785) 832-3123
Tamara Bennett
Assistant Public Works Director/
Administration & Services		 tbennett@ci.lawrence.ks.us (785) 832-3133
Dena Mezger
Assistant Public Works Director/
Infrastructure & Maintenance		 dmezger@ci.lawrence.ks.us (785) 832-3134
Joanne Eckert
Administrative Support		 jeckert@ci.lawrence.ks.us (785) 832-3123
Carolyn Hicks
Administrative Support		 chicks@ci.lawrence.ks.us (785) 832-3143

Engineering | Located in City Hall 6 E 6th Street (Traffic at 445 Mississippi) | (785) 832-3123

Staff & Title E-mail Phone
Shoeb Uddin
City Engineer		 suddin@ci.lawrence.ks.us (785) 832-7130
Matt Bond
Stormwater Engineer		 mbond@ci.lawrence.ks.us (785) 832-3142
David Woosley
Traffic Engineer		 dwoosley@ci.lawrence.ks.us (785) 832-3034
David Cronin
Project Engineer		 dcronin@ci.lawrence.ks.us (785) 832-3196
Lyle Morris
Engineering Technician		 lmorris@ci.lawrence.ks.us (785) 832-3131
Micah Seybold
GIS Analyst		 mseybold@ci.lawrence.ks.us (785) 832-3132
Patty Ogle
Stormwater Quality		 pogle@ci.lawrence.ks.us (785) 832-3136
Walt Ward
Engineering Aide		 wward@ci.lawrence.ks.us (785) 832-3125


Faciltiy Maintenance and Management
Staff & Title E-mail Phone
Steve Bennett
Building and Structures Manager		 sbennett@ci.lawrence.ks.us (785) 832-3126


Street & Stormwater Maintenance | Located at 1120 Haskell Ave | (785) 832-3021

Staff & Title E-mail Phone
Tom Orzulak
Street Division Manager		 torzulak@ci.lawrence.ks.us (785) 832-3021
Margie Baston
Administrative Support		 mbaston@ci.lawrence.ks.us (785) 832-3021


Solid Waste | Located at 1140 Haskell Ave | (785) 832-3032

Staff & Title E-mail Phone
Bob Yoos
Division Manager		 byoos@ci.lawrence.ks.us (785) 832-3032
Mike Cheek
Operations Supervisor		 (785) 832-3032
Kathy Richardson
WRR Supervisor		 krichardson@ci.lawrence.ks.us (785) 832-3046
Waste Reduction / Recycling
Main number		 recycling@ci.lawrence.ks.us (785) 832-3030
Rhonda Young
Administrative Support		 ryoung@ci.lawrence.ks.us (785) 832-3032
Cherisa Williams
Administrative Support		 cwilliams@ci.lawrence.ks.us (785) 832-3032


Traffic Engineering and Maintenance | Located at 445 Mississippi | (785) 832-3034

Staff & Title E-mail Phone
David Woosley
Traffic Engineer		 dwoosley@ci.lawrence.ks.us (785) 832-3034
Tommy Sutton
Field Supervisor		 tsutton@ci.lawrence.ks.us (785) 832-3035


Stormwater

Staff & Title E-mail Phone
Matt Bond
Stormwater Engineer		 mbond@ci.lawrence.ks.us (785) 832-3142
David Kraus
Field Supervisor		 dkraus@ci.lawrence.ks.us (785) 832-3021
Patty Ogle
Stormwater Quality		 pogle@ci.lawrence.ks.us (785) 832-3142


Central Maintenance Garage | Located at 11410 Haskell Ave | (785) 832-3033

Staff & Title E-mail Phone
Steve Stewart
Fleet Manager		 sstewart@ci.lawrence.ks.us (785) 832-3020


Alphabetical Listing
Staff & Title E-mail Phone
Margie Baston
Administrative Support		 mbaston@ci.lawrence.ks.us (785) 832-3021
Steve Bennett
Building and Structures Manager		 sbennett@ci.lawrence.ks.us (785) 832-3126
Tamara Bennett
Assistant Public Works Director/
Administration & Services		 tbennett@ci.lawrence.ks.us (785) 832-3133
Matt Bond
Stormwater Engineer		 mbond@ci.lawrence.ks.us (785) 832-3142
Mike Cheek
Operations Supervisor		 (785) 832-3032
David Cronin
Project Engineer		 dcronin@ci.lawrence.ks.us (785) 832-3196
Joanne Eckert
Administrative Support		 jeckert@ci.lawrence.ks.us (785) 832-3123
Carolyn Hicks
Administrative Support		 chicks@ci.lawrence.ks.us (785) 832-3143
David Kraus
Field Supervisor		 dkraus@ci.lawrence.ks.us (785) 832-3021
Dena Mezger
Assistant Public Works Director/
Infrastructure & Maintenance		 dmezger@ci.lawrence.ks.us (785) 832-3134
Lyle Morris
Engineering Technician		 lmorris@ci.lawrence.ks.us (785) 832-3131
Patty Ogle
Stormwater Quality		 pogle@ci.lawrence.ks.us (785) 832-3136
Tom Orzulak
Street Division Manager		 torzulak@ci.lawrence.ks.us (785) 832-3021
Kathy Richardson
WRR Supervisor		 krichardson@ci.lawrence.ks.us (785) 832-3046
Micah Seybold
GIS Analyst		 mseybold@ci.lawrence.ks.us (785) 832-3132
Charles Soules
Public Works Director		 csoules@ci.lawrence.ks.us (785) 832-3123
Steve Stewart
Fleet Manager		 sstewart@ci.lawrence.ks.us (785) 832-3020
Tommy Sutton
Field Supervisor		 tsutton@ci.lawrence.ks.us (785) 832-3035
Shoeb Uddin
City Engineer		 suddin@ci.lawrence.ks.us (785) 832-7130
Walt Ward
Engineering Aide		 wward@ci.lawrence.ks.us (785) 832-3125
Cherisa Williams
Administrative Support		 cwilliams@ci.lawrence.ks.us (785) 832-3032
David Woosley
Traffic Engineer		 dwoosley@ci.lawrence.ks.us (785) 832-3034
Bob Yoos
Division Manager		 byoos@ci.lawrence.ks.us (785) 832-3032
Rhonda Young
Administrative Support		 ryoung@ci.lawrence.ks.us (785) 832-3032