Turner, Derrell E Director of Field Services - South On September 7, 2014, Derrell became the Director of Field Services South.  Prior to this appointment he was the Division Administrator (DA) for FHWA\'s Minnesota Division Office for just over 5 years.  Prior to his promotion to DA, he served as the Assistant Division Administrator in FHW's Arkansas Division Office for almost eight years.  His hometown is Talladega, Alabama.  After high school he attended the University of Alabama where he graduated in 1985 with a degree in civil engineering.  While in college he was a member of the college's NCAA Track Team and worked for the Alabama Highway Department.  Upon college graduation he was hired into FHWA's Highway Engineer Trainee Program (HETP).  As is the case with many of FHWA's employees upon graduation from the HETP in 1987, Derrell worked in numerous locations and positions with FHWA. These include: Area Engineer/Environmental Coordinator, Louisiana Division Office Project Development Specialist/NHI Instructor, HQ Office of Environmental Policy Division Operations Engineer, South Carolina Division Office As the DFS South, Derrell is responsible for providing direction and guidance to 12 Division Administrators and working with the other DFS's and HQ on transportation policy issues.  Derrell and his wife, Bernadette, have three children - Jeremy, Ethan, and Morgan.  He currently lives in Woodbury, MN but will be relocating to Atlanta, GA in the near future.