City of Rochester
News Release
(Thursday, April 11, 2019) – Mayor Lovely A. Warren has
appointed Holly E. Barrett, P.E. as the City of Rochester’s first female City
Engineer. Ms Barrett will oversee the Bureau of Architecture and Engineering.
“The City of Rochester is experiencing a time of growth
and investment and Holly Barrett brings us a wealth of experience to help us on
our mission to create more jobs, safer and more vibrant neighborhoods and
better educational opportunities,” Mayor Warren said. “I am proud to enable
more women to move into leadership positions and show girls across our city
that they can achieve anything they set their mind to.”
Holly was born and raised in the city of Rochester. She
began working in the engineering field in 1989 in the private sector as a drafting
technician in the specialty of structures. Holly graduated from Rochester
Institute of Technology in 1997 with a degree in engineering and joined the
City of Rochester in 2009 as a Structural Engineer. In this role she served as
project manager for the Erie-Lackawanna Rails-to-Trails pedestrian bridge and
the Promenade at Erie Harbor feasibility study and preliminary design, among
others.
She was eventually promoted to Assistant City Engineer,
overseeing the Architectural Division, housed within the Department of
Environmental Services. In this role she worked on a number of ROC the Riverway
initiatives, including the Rundel Library North Terrace, upgrades to the
Rochester Riverside Convention Center and Blue Cross Arena and Charles Carroll
Plaza. As City Engineer, she will manage public improvement projects throughout
the city.
“I would like to thank Mayor Warren and Commissioner
Norman Jones for having the confidence in me to lead the Bureau of Architecture
and Engineering and the opportunity to lay the foundation of our built
environment for future generations,” Barrett said. “As we embark on numerous
ambitious projects, including ROC the Riverway and the new police section
offices, I look forward to being a part of the positive change that is growing
our city.”
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Jessica Alaimo at 428-7135.