Philip Mann has been with the City of Gainesville since 1987, currently as the Public Works
Director. He started his career with the City as an entry level engineer. He is a 1987 graduate
from North Carolina State University with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering. He is a
registered Professional Engineer in the State of Florida. Mann is the Chair of the American
Public Works Association’s (APWA) Emergency Management Team and is APWA’s
Representative to the Department of Homeland Security’s SAFECOM Committee and to the
Public Safety Advisory Committee (PSAC) working on the FirstNet project. As a member of the
City of Gainesville’s Public Works Department, he is the Incident Commander for Public Works
and member of the City’s Unified Command Team with the Fire-Rescue and Police Departments
on all hazards. He co-authored a paper entitled “Public Works and Terrorism Response—Black
Sunday” that was published by the APWA as a Best Practice for Public Works Agencies and
their role in planned special events at high-capacity venues. Served on PSAC 2013-2025