Annual Report 2010.pdf - Mississippi Department of Transportation

Deputy Executive Director/
Chief Engineer
Melinda McGrath
McGrath earned a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering
from Mississippi State University in 1985 and began
her engineering career in MDOT’s Bridge Division. After
serving as project engineer in both the Northern and Southern
Districts and as the District Area Engineer over six Coast
counties, she was named Assistant Chief Engineer in 2003.
In August 2008, she was promoted to the position of Deputy
Executive Director/Chief Engineer of the Mississippi Department
of Transportation.
Deputy Executive Director/
Administration
Brenda Znachko
Znachko is a graduate of the University of Florida School of
Law – Graduate Tax Program, University of Mississippi Law
Center, and the University of Southern Mississippi, where
she received a Bachelor’s degree in political science. Upon
graduation, Znachko worked for private law firms before
joining MDOT as a Special Assistant Attorney General in 2002.
Znachko is a commissioned officer in the U.S. Naval Reserves,
a Louisiana Board Certified Tax Attorney, and a bar member
in Mississippi, Louisiana, and Florida. She was promoted to
Deputy Executive Director/Administration in July 2004. In
2006, she received the AASHTO President’s Award for Administration
for her work on MDOT’s Finance Team.
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