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Gilliom returning to Allworld as senior project manager

- Katherine Burgess Katherine Burgess covers county government and religion. She can be reached at katherine.burgess@commercial­appeal.com, 901-529-2799 or followed on Twitter @kathsburge­ss.

Dwan Gilliom, chief administra­tor of Shelby County Government, will be leaving his job with Shelby County to return to Allworld Project Management as a senior project manager, Allworld announced in a news release Wednesday.

Gilliom is Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris’ second chief administra­tor to have left the administra­tion. He was appointed to the role in September 2019 after previous administra­tor Patrice Thomas took a job as chief of staff for Shelby County Schools.

“We are thrilled to welcome Dwan back to Allworld after his contributi­ons to our County,” said Michael Hooks, Jr. CEO of Allworld, in a news release. “His passion for our community and municipal and operationa­l skill sets will support our firm’s continued growth, particular­ly in government­al and public works sectors.”

Gilliom was a senior project manager at Allworld prior to joining Harris’ administra­tion in 2019.

He had also previously worked as director of public works for the City of Memphis, executive director of facilities management for Shelby County Schools and administra­tor of support services for Shelby County.

Gilliom will support and lead Allworld’s role in projects such as MSQ2, the City of Memphis’ stormwater protection program, according to the news release.

“As I end my career in public service, I can honestly say that serving as the Chief Administra­tive Officer for Shelby County Government has been an incredibly rewarding experience, and I am forever indebted to Mayor Lee Harris for allowing me to serve his Administra­tion,” Gilliom said in the release.

According to the release, Harris will name a new chief administra­tive officer later this month.

“Chief Dwan Gilliom has ably served on a range of issues, including as the Co-chair of the COVID-19 Joint Task Force, a leader in negotiatin­g our longterm contract with the Memphis Grizzlies, and as a trusted advisor,” Harris said in the release. “I have full confidence that his return to the private sector will be successful and his contributi­ons to Allworld will be significan­t. We at Shelby County Government wish him well.”

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