Stan Brown
Stan Brown, PE, PWLF
President 2021-2022
Retired
Franklinville, NC
stanbrownapwa@gmail.com
Stan Brown worked in local government for more than 34 years, holding various public works, engineering, and management positions in Georgia, Colorado and Wyoming. He is a licensed professional engineer in the state of Georgia, and a retired Lieutenant Colonel in the US Air Force Reserve. His military service included deployments to Iraq, Kuwait and Kyrgyzstan. Brown was awarded the US Army’s Bronze Star medal for exceptional and meritorious service as a facility engineer commander during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Brown retired in 2020 as city manager for the City of Oakwood, Ga., after 16 years. He has also worked with the Carl Vinson Institute of Government at the University of Georgia, providing instruction to local government elected officials and staff members on public works-related topics, and as a consultant with the Georgia Municipal Association.
Brown served on the APWA Board of Directors for four years as Technical Director, Leadership & Management, and as APWA President-Elect. In 2015, he was recognized by APWA as a Top Ten Public Works Leader of the Year. He has served as Chairman of the APWA Small Cities/Rural Communities Committee, Chairman of the APWA Georgia Chapter Awards Committee, and President of the APWA Georgia Chapter Northeast Georgia Branch.