RALEIGH, N.C. — Karen E. Fussell, P.E., was named as the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s (NCDOT) first female division engineer. She will oversee work in Division 3, which covers Brunswick, Duplin, New Hanover, Onslow, Pender, and Sampson counties.
“We are proud to name Karen as Division 3’s new division engineer,” said NCDOT Chief Operating Officer Jim Trogdon. “Karen has proven her ability to manage large projects, engage the community, and build effective and efficient teams.”
Fussell has worked for the department for more than 22 years, serving as an assistant district engineer and district engineer in Clinton, a maintenance engineer in Duplin County, and most recently as a resident engineer in Wilson.
A native of Wilmington, Fussell graduated from N.C. State University, where she received a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering.