Michael J. Shaw

Michael J. Shaw is the Director of Public Works for the City of Kansas City, Mo. Michael is a graduate of Central Missouri State University and has over 28 years of municipal government experience, serving in various leadership roles in the KCMO Solid Waste Services Division and Public Works Department for the last 14 years.

As an Assistant Director, Michael maintained the management of Solid Waste and its programs, including bulky item collection, residential trash collection, residential recycling collection, neighborhood clean ups, illegal dumping clean ups, dead animal removal, commercial collection from City facilities, special event recycling, disaster response and Land Bank maintenance which consists of mowing, maintenance and cleaning of over 5,000 derelict properties.