Background
Watt, Graham Wend was born on October 23, 1926 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States. Son of William Harrison and Carolyn (Wend) Watt.
municipal official political consultant
Watt, Graham Wend was born on October 23, 1926 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States. Son of William Harrison and Carolyn (Wend) Watt.
Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Washington College, Chestertown, Maryland., 1949; Master of Arts in Government Administration, University of Pennsylvania, 1951.
Administrative analyst, City of Kansas City, Missoury, 1950-1954;
chief assistant to city manager, City of Kansas City, 1954-1957;
city manager, Alton, Illinois, 1958-1962;
city manager, Portland, Maine., 1962-1967;
city manager, Dayton, Ohio., 1967-1970;
deputy mayor, Washington, 1970-1973;
assistant to secretary, director, Office Revenue Sharing, unites states department Treasury, Washington, 1973-1975;
president, National Training and Development Service for State and Local Govts., 1975-1979;
county administrator, Broward County, Florida, 1979-1982;
principal, Graham W. Watt & Associations, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, since 1982;
associate, Institute for Public Administration, since 1990. Faculty Florida International U., 1983-1985. Member Public Service Commission District of Columbia, 1970-1973.
Senior adjunct senior executive policy ctrr. National Emergency Training Center, Fed.Emergency Management Agency, 1983-1986. Participant White House Conference on Health, 1966, White House Conference on Inflation, 1975.
Member urban development advising committee to secretary unites states department Housing and Urban Development, 1967-1968. Member Public Officials Advisory Council, Office of Economic Opportunity, 1966-1968. Member commission on fire department organization National Fire Protection Association, 1963-1968.
Member commission on regional emergency medical communications sytems National Academy Sciences-National Research Council, 1973-1978, member commission on United States emergency preparedness, 1979-1980. Member committee urban information service National Academy Engineering-National Research Council, 1974-1978.
Board advisers Graduate Program in Public Administration, Nova University, since 1975. Board directors National Urban Fellows Inc., since 1972, Florida Innovation Group, 1980-1984. Member graduate advisory committee Wharton School, University Pennsylvania Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1946.
Member Fels Institute Alumni Association (past president), International City Managers Association (president 1971-1972), American Society Public Administration (president chapter 1975-1976, 84-85, national council 1976-1979), National Academy Public Administration (director since 1972), Metropolitan Washington Council Governments (vice president 1970-1973).
Married Mary Aldridge Irish, September 10, 1949. Children: Terrence Graham, Laurie Frederika.