Craig Bennett

Craig Bennett has been selected as the first town administrator for Caryville. The Caryville Board of Mayor and Aldermen voted in April 2025 to create the town administrator position. Prior to coming to Caryville, Bennett served for more than three years as an operations officer with the U.S. Maritime Operations Center Training and Exercise Team in Norfolk, Va., one of several roles he held in his 35-year naval career. Bennett also spent more than three years as the city manager of Pelham, Ga. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Purdue University, a master’s in global leadership from the University of San Diego, and a master’s in joing campaign planning and strategy from the National Defense University.