As public works director for the City of Dubuque, Swift is responsible for the operations and performance of the City’s public works department, including maintenance of City infrastructure such as streets/traffic controls, sanitary sewers, storm sewers, flood control system, riverfront, solid waste collection, and operation of the landfill for the Dubuque Metropolitan Area Solid Waste Agency (DMASWA) Board of Directors.
Before being named public works director in October of 2023, Swift had served as assistant public works director for the City since 2019. In that role, her responsibilities included supervision of 90 personnel during daily operations, analysis of financial and operational data and subsequent report development, budget development and process improvement, and implementation of solid waste collection software. Before joining the public works department, Swift was a member of the City’s budget and finance department from 2015 to 2020. She began as an intern and then worked as an accountant preparing monthly and quarterly investment reports, managing grants, assisting in the preparation of the comprehensive annual financial report, and improving the City’s purchasing and accounts payable process.
Prior to employment with the City of Dubuque, Swift served as an information systems technician in the United States Navy from 2009 to 2013. Her key responsibilities in this role included supply cost reduction and program improvement through implementation of internal controls, supervision of 75+ personnel during onboarding, and development of classified and unclassified military messages.
Swift holds a bachelor of arts degree in accounting and finance from Loras College and a master of science degree in business analytics from the University of Iowa Tippie College of Business.