Deanna L. Stockton, Princeton’s assistant municipal engineer, will succeed Robert V. Kiser as municipal engineer when Mr. Kiser retires at the end of June. Mayor Liz Lempert announced the appointment to a round of applause at the beginning of the Council meeting Monday evening.

Ms. Stockton has been involved in major municipal projects of the consolidated Princeton or the former Princeton Township for more than 12 years. Included on the list are the dredging and dam restoration at Mountain Lakes, improvements at Community Park pools and recreation facility, the renovation of Monument Hall to serve Corner House, and roadway improvements on Park Place, Moore Street, and Vandeventer Avenue. Most recently, she has overseen the reconstruction of Mt. Lucas Road between Cherry Hill Road and Stuart Road East.

Ms. Stockton was hired as the assistant township engineer under Mr. Kiser in 2000. After two years, she relocated to the Netherlands due to her husband’s job assignment. In 2005, she returned and resumed her position, where she has remained since. She and her husband live in Montgomery Township with their two daughters, who are in middle school.

Known for her ability to work with staff, members of government, residents, and Princeton University, Ms. Stockton has been successful in securing multiple funding grants for the municipality to reconstruct roads, fix traffic signals, create a bicycle master plan, and establish a federally funded bike share plan with the University.

According to Municipal Administrator Marc Dashield, the position was open to all internal candidates. The plan is to replace the assistant engineer position.

Ms. Stockton will lead a department of 11 and work closely with municipal land use engineer Jack West when she takes over the job from Mr. Kiser, who is retiring after 33 years. “I am humbled and honored to have the opportunity to follow in Bob Kiser’s footsteps as the next municipal engineer and look forward to leading our outstanding staff in serving the Princeton community,” she said in a press release. “Exceeding the elected officials’ and residents’ expectations is a role that we strive to achieve every day, and we will continue working to improve the municipality’s infrastructure and to enhance the quality of life for our residents.”

Before coming to Princeton, Ms. Stockton worked for LDC Design Group of Hillsboro, Oregon, as their director of engineering. She graduated magna cum laude from Santa Clara University, California, with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering. She is a licensed engineer in New Jersey and Oregon and currently serves as second vice president of the Professional Engineers Society of Mercer County.