This Is What I Do: People Serving People

Video series highlights City of Raleigh workers

Updated: Sep 15, 2023

“This Is What I Do” is a video series created to highlight some of the unsung heroes who keep our City running. Every day, thousands of City of Raleigh employees are working behind the scenes in critical functions that serve our community.

This video series is an opportunity to meet some of them and to learn about what they do.

This is What I Do: Senior Officer John Hood, RPD Mounted Unit

Meet Senior Officer John Hood of the Raleigh Police Department’s mounted unit. Officer Hood has been with the RPD for more than 24 years and absolutely loves patrolling on horseback.

This is What I Do: Dispatching 911 Calls to Police, Fire, and EMS

If you've ever had to dial 911, then you know that every second counts. Meet Tracy LaCascia, a Senior Telecommunicator and training officer. She and her team work around the clock to make sure callers get the help they need.

This is What I Do: Manage Raleigh Parks Greenhouses

Meet John Emerson with Raleigh Parks. John and his team provide all of the beautiful plants, trees, and shrubs that help create peaceful places inside our City parks.

This Is What I Do: Dead Animal Pickup

Meet Sherman Dunn with Solid Waste Services. He’s been with the City of Raleigh for 27 years, performing a critical job that most of us don’t even want to think about! He collects and disposes of dead animals along the roadway, helping to keep our community safe and clean.

This is What I Do: Keep Your Drinking Water Safe

The first episode of "This Is What I Do" features Raleigh Water Lab Supervisor, Martesa Web. Ms. Web has worked for the City of Raleigh for 24 years. She and her team keep safe drinking water flowing to approximately 600,000 people every single day.

This is What I Do: Keep Downtown Raleigh Clean

Rain or shine, extreme heat or extreme cold, Team Downtown Raleigh is hard at work keeping downtown clean. Meet Jose Nieves, an original member of this group of ambassadors for the City of Raleigh.Show less

This is What I Do: New Home Inspections

With unprecedented growth in Raleigh, new home inspectors with Planning & Development are kept very busy! Meet John Williams, one of 13 inspectors with Planning & Development who focus on new home and home renovation inspections.

This is What I Do: Roadway Design and Construction

Meet Scott Therrien, an engineering specialist with the City of Raleigh. He makes sure contractors working on road, sidewalk, and greenway projects meet City, State and Federal standards.

This is What I Do: Senior Officer John Hood, RPD Mounted Unit

This is What I Do: Dispatching 911 Calls to Police, Fire, and EMS

This is What I Do: Manage Raleigh Parks Greenhouses

This Is What I Do: Dead Animal Pickup

This is What I Do: Keep Your Drinking Water Safe

This is What I Do: Keep Downtown Raleigh Clean

This is What I Do: New Home Inspections

This is What I Do: Roadway Design and Construction

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This Is What I Do: People Serving People

This is What I Do: Senior Officer John Hood, RPD Mounted Unit

This is What I Do: Dispatching 911 Calls to Police, Fire, and EMS

This is What I Do: Manage Raleigh Parks Greenhouses

This Is What I Do: Dead Animal Pickup

This is What I Do: Keep Your Drinking Water Safe

This is What I Do: Keep Downtown Raleigh Clean

This is What I Do: New Home Inspections

This is What I Do: Roadway Design and Construction

This is What I Do: Senior Officer John Hood, RPD Mounted Unit

This is What I Do: Dispatching 911 Calls to Police, Fire, and EMS

This is What I Do: Manage Raleigh Parks Greenhouses

This Is What I Do: Dead Animal Pickup

This is What I Do: Keep Your Drinking Water Safe

This is What I Do: Keep Downtown Raleigh Clean

This is What I Do: New Home Inspections

This is What I Do: Roadway Design and Construction

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This is What I Do: Dispatching 911 Calls to Police, Fire, and EMS

This is What I Do: Manage Raleigh Parks Greenhouses

This Is What I Do: Dead Animal Pickup

This is What I Do: Keep Your Drinking Water Safe

This is What I Do: Keep Downtown Raleigh Clean

This is What I Do: New Home Inspections

This is What I Do: Roadway Design and Construction

This is What I Do: Senior Officer John Hood, RPD Mounted Unit

This is What I Do: Dispatching 911 Calls to Police, Fire, and EMS

This is What I Do: Manage Raleigh Parks Greenhouses

This Is What I Do: Dead Animal Pickup

This is What I Do: Keep Your Drinking Water Safe

This is What I Do: Keep Downtown Raleigh Clean

This is What I Do: New Home Inspections

This is What I Do: Roadway Design and Construction

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