Harmon promoted to Assistant City Manager
The City of Kingsport is pleased to announce the promotion of Jessica Harmon to the position of Assistant City Manager. In this role, Harmon will oversee the city’s Building Department & Code Enforcement, Planning, Community Development and the Public Information and Communications Department.
“I appreciate the trust the city manager has in me and I look forward to this new challenge in my career with the city,” Harmon said.
Harmon has worked in the planning field for more than a decade, first starting as a Planner in Johnson City in February 2012 and then as a Land Use Planner in Bristol, Tenn., in June 2014. In May 2016, she came to the Model City, serving as a Senior Planner.
She was promoted to Principal Planner in April 2019, then to Assistant to the City Manager in November 2019 and now Assistant City Manager effective April 26.
“Jessica’s work history and skill set made her the perfect choice for this position,” City Manager Chris McCartt said. “In her new role, I have no doubt she will continue to improve the development process within the city.”
Harmon is a Kingsport native, a graduate of Sullivan North High School and holds a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Tennessee and a Masters of Public Administration from East Tennessee State University.
She is the current vice-president of the Tennessee Chapter of the American Planning Association, a member of Christ Fellowship Church and a 2019 graduate of Leadership Kingsport. Harmon and her husband Robert live in Kingsport with their two children, Sadie and Nolan.