Molly Mehner

Molly Mehner has been selected as the new town administrator for the town of Collierville. Mehner comes to Collierville from Cape Girardeau, Mo., where she has served as deputy administrator since 2015 and before that as assistant city manager in charge of development services since 201. Mehner also served as a senior planner for the town of Paradise Valley, Ariz., for nearly eight years as a project planning manager and senior planner with the city of Glendale, Ariz., and as a planner with the city of Carbondale, Ill. She holds a bachelor’s degree in urban and regional planning for the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and a master’s degree in public administration with a concentration in urban management from Arizona State University. She is an ICMA credentialed manager and a member of the American Planning Association’s (APA) Institute of Certified Planners. She will take over her role in Collierville from James Lewellen, who retired after 27 years of service to the town.