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Theresa Jennings, director of Department of Natural Resources and Parks, began her King County career in solid waste in 1989 as a management analyst. She has since held a number of positions with the division, including program planning and communications manager, and operations manager.
In 2003, she became director of the Solid Waste Division, managing a diverse workforce of more than 400 employees, from financial and policy analysts to welders and truck drivers.
Holding undergraduate and master's degrees in public administration, Jennings has also served as the assistant director of utilities for the City of Norfolk, Virginia's Department of Utilities (water production and wastewater distribution), property services manager for the Washington State Major League Baseball Stadium Public Facilities District (relocation of tenants displaced due to the construction of the Seattle Mariners Safeco Field), and energy manager for the King County Department of Natural Resources. |