Bruce Applegate

Bruce Applegate, deputy city manager of the city of Alcoa, recently received the credentialed manager designation from ICMA. He is one of more than, 1,300 local government management professionals currently credentialed through the ICMA Voluntary Credentialing Program, which requires a member to have significant experience as a senior management executive, to have earned a degree in public administration or a related field, and to demonstrate a high standard of integrity and to lifelong learning and professional development. Applegate has eight years of professional local government executive experience. Prior to joining Alcoa in 2021, he served as director of administrative services in Oak Ridge and assistant city manager of Covington, Ky.