Water Resources Director using the MPA to help Town of Clayton

Joshua Baird loves working in local government. He is using his engineering expertise to enhance infrastructure, implement environmentally sustainable practices and ensure the town’s water and sewer utility is both efficient and fiscally responsible. Queue in the MPA from UNC where he is gaining long-range planning skills and big picture decision making-skills to help support his areas of responsibility.

Read more about Joshua Baird’s role and his decision to pursue the MPA from UNC.

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