Public Service Director Jomarie Wasik was sworn in by Mayor Jackson in April of 2006. She provides oversight of a department with more than 800 employees in six divisions, an operating budget of $75 million, and an annual capital budget of $110 million. It is her job to assure that streets are clean and in good repair, garbage is picked up regularly, traffic signals are operational, and the City’s fleet of vehicles is well maintained, among many other service concerns.

The first woman to control the Department of Public Service, Wasik has worked in the Department since 1988. She began her work with the City of Cleveland that year as a Surveyor and was promoted to Chief Surveyor in 1991. In 1998, she was appointed Acting Commissioner of Engineering and Construction where she provided oversight of major road and bridge construction, prepared designs, plans, and specifications, and provided estimates of capital improvement costs and related services.

The following year, Wasik was named Administrator of Engineering and Planning, maintaining many of the duties she had while Acting Commissioner. In 2002, she was named Assistant Director of the Department of Public Service and assumed additional oversight and management responsibilities.

Before entering the public sector, Wasik was a Civil Designer with URS Consultants. As such, she prepared construction documents and site plans, performed related computations, drafted survey plats, and prepared legal descriptions for a variety of architectural and engineering projects.

Wasik is a board member of the American Public Works Association, a Past President of the Cleveland Chapter of Professional Land Surveyors of Ohio and was named the 2002 Surveyor of the Year. She is a 2001 graduate of the Cleveland State University Leadership Academy.

Wasik received her A.A.S. degrees in drafting and design technology, as well as in construction technology, from Stark Technical College in Canton, Ohio. She has been a registered land surveyor since 1985.