Be sure and grab a copy of Results Driven Organizations: The 4 Keys to a High-Performance Workplace AND be sure to grab our special gift Our guest today is Shawanna Qaiwy, City Manager for the City of Clarkston, Clarkston, GA. Shawanna is no stranger to leadership. She brings extensive experience in zoning, code compliance, comprehensive planning land use, transportation, and strategic planning, along with budgeting, economic development, and project management. Prior to joining the City of Clarkston, she was a Senior Planner in the Long-Range Division with DeKalb County, Georgia, where she assisted and served as project manager of several implemented plans and studies including the service delivery strategy and the county’s first comprehensive transportation plan. She is an alumnus of my alma mater, Clark Atlanta University and has earned Master’s degrees from Albany State University and Kennesaw State University. Currently, as City Manager for the City of Clarkston, she provides extensive municipal government, financial management, and planning & economic development experience. Shawanna is a member of the American Planning Association, the International City and County Managers Association- and a proud member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Shawann is currently reading Pocket Universal Principles of Design, William Lidwell, Kristina Holden, & Jill Butler Effective June 2022, Shawanna was unanimously selected as the full City Manager for the City of Clarkston
