JACKSON, Miss. – Waggoner Engineering, a full-service economic development, planning, program management, and engineering firm, has hired Renee Turner as a Senior Water Resources Program Specialist.
Turner has almost 40 years of industry experience with the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District, including engineering, project management, and disaster recovery.
Turner joins Waggoner after serving as deputy of Programs Directorate and chief of Civil Works Integration Division for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mississippi Valley Division, and the Mississippi River Commission. Her job duties included developing and defending the federal budget and preparing the fiscal year work plan execution.
Turner was deputy chief of the St. Paul, Rock Island, and St. Louis District Support Team. She began her career with the Corps in 1983 with the Design Branch of Engineering Division.
She is an officer in the Society of American Military Engineers and the Society of Woman Engineers. She is also a Programs and Project Management Community of Practice Steering Committee member.
Turner is active in her community, serving as a Eucharistic Minister and involved with Meals on Wheels.
She holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Mississippi State University.
About Waggoner
Waggoner Engineering, founded in 1976, is a civil engineering firm with a passion for helping communities realize their full potential. Today, Waggoner has expanded to 15 offices in five states and is recognized for its innovative, multi-disciplinary services that make it much more than a traditional engineering firm.