Stacy Curry
Stacy Curry is a licensed Professional Civil Engineer and Assistant Project Manager based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, currently working with a woman-owned, minority-owned construction and engineering firm as a sub-consultant. In her role as Assistant Project Manager, held for the past six months, she supports construction project delivery by coordinating with project superintendents, subcontractors, and vendors to ensure materials are procured to specification, delivered on schedule, and aligned with project requirements. She manages critical project details from procurement through execution, helping ensure projects remain on budget, meet timelines, and achieve high-quality outcomes.
Stacy began her career shortly after completing her civil engineering degree when she was hired by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works following an internship with the organization. There, she built a strong foundation in environmental and civil engineering, beginning with underground storage tank remediation at Superfund sites and progressing into solid waste management and landfill closure projects. In this capacity, she contributed to recycling programs serving 88 cities across Los Angeles County. She later specialized in NPDES wastewater compliance, working on Total Maximum Daily Load initiatives and leading a pilot study on trash TMDL aimed at reducing urban stormwater pollution entering drainage systems. Her work expanded into watershed management, where she collaborated with regulatory and environmental agencies to implement best management practices such as bioswales in parks and construction sites to improve water quality before runoff reached coastal waters. One of her most significant accomplishments was leading the development of Los Angeles County’s first Water Plan, adopted in 2023, which brought together more than 200 water agencies to address regional water resiliency and stormwater capture.
After more than a decade in engineering, Stacy transitioned into education, spending ten years as a high school mathematics teacher and department leader, where she also mentored a robotics club and supported student engagement in STEM. In 2018, she returned to civil engineering, blending her technical expertise with her experience in leadership and mentorship. After relocating to Minnesota in 2024 to be closer to her daughter, she obtained her Professional Engineering license in the state and transitioned into construction project management. She continues to grow in this field, bringing together her background in environmental engineering, education, and infrastructure delivery to support sustainable, compliant, and efficient construction projects.
• Professional Engineering License (Minnesota)
• ENVSP Environmental Specialist Certification
• Hazwopper Certification
• OSHA 10-Hour Certification
• CPR Certification
• Forklift Operator Certification
• Single Subject Teaching Credential in Mathematics
• Scrum Master Certified (SMC)
• California State University, Northridge - BS, Civil Engineering
• University of Phoenix - MEd
• National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)
• American Society of Women Engineers (SWE)
• American Society of Civil Engineers
• World Vision Child Sponsorship
• Church Greeter
• Mentoring Architecture Student
What do you attribute your success to?
I attribute my success to the many mentors I've had along the way, especially Angela George, the Assistant Director of Los Angeles County Department of Public Works. I've known her since she was a staff engineer, and watching her grow to become second in charge of a 4,000-person organization was amazing. Her evenness in personality, how she develops rapport with individuals, her thoughtfulness and her patience made a big impact on me, and she's always been someone that could be a mentor to me. Beyond individual mentors, my involvement with the National Society of Black Engineers was instrumental to my success. They created an environment for success and support where we studied together, tutored each other, and were all on the same wavelength to succeed while having fun. If you had a problem in a class, they'd find someone who did well in that course to tutor you. That organization was a very big, important part of my education and my success. I'm also a lifelong learner, and I'm driven by being in the hot seat and wanting to learn, needing to learn to be successful at what I'm doing.
What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?
I would definitely tell her to do it, to go for it, and not to be intimidated. Use your voice. Don't be drowned out, and make sure that you don't allow anyone to invalidate your opinion, your thoughts, things like that. I was really proud of my daughter and some of her stories going through college at a technical university where she was one of two females in her classes, maybe one at times. She would challenge her classmates if she didn't agree with their statement, or if she felt her comment was better than someone else's. She didn't back down. She was not aggressive, just very assertive, and I was really proud of her. That's a skill that she learned better than I did. I wanted her to be more independent than I was, to have an easier springboard than I did. When I was entering the field, there weren't that many female engineers, and now there's just so many women that support each other. So I would tell them: use your voice, don't be intimidated, and don't allow someone to invalidate your opinion.
What values are most important to you in your work and personal life?
Representation matters to me, and I think it's important. I believe being recognized will show representation, and I'm happy to be someone that can be used as representation. In my personal life, I enjoy gardening and I'm just starting back into pottery, trying to learn how to use the wheel again since my daughter was young. I love dogs. Most of my time for many years was spent making sure my daughter was successful and had the skills she needed to launch herself as a productive young adult. We sacrifice for our children, and I spent a lot of time doing that. Now I'm getting back to doing some of the things that I've enjoyed, that I like to do. It's kind of like a reinventing of myself, or just trying to get back to the things that I have enjoyed.
Locations
EDEN Resources
Minneapolis, MN 55412