Roger Sims

Roger Sims has been selected as the new public works director of Gatlinburg following the retirement of longtime director Larry Henderson. Sims most recently served as the assistant public works director and is a 35-year veteran of local government work. His career began with the city of Gatlinburg’s Utilities Department as a crew leader in 1989. In 2009, he was hired as the Water Department Superintendent for Sevier County and spent 14 years overseeing the department’s $2.8 million budget, maintenance, operations, and employees. He returned to Gatlinburg as assistant public works director in 2013. Sims is a 1986 graduate of Gatlinburg-Pittman High School and holds a degree in Occupational Safety and Health from Columbia Southern University. He also is a veteran of the United States Army and Tennessee National Guard and served in Iraq in 2004 through 2005.