Dale Morris appointed as Charleston's new Chief Resilience Officer

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Dale Morris has been appointed the new chief resilience officer for the city of Charleston.

Mayor John Tecklenburg announced the appointment during a press conference on Wednesday afternoon.

Morris will replace the retiring Mark Wilbert, who previously worked as the city's emergency management director before becoming its first chief resilience officer in 2017.

Morris, who served in the U.S. Air Force before obtaining his bachelor's and master's degrees, served as a press secretary and as a legislative director in the U.S. Congress, focusing on budget, tax, trade, appropriations, energy and entitlements.

He then spent 24 years working at the Royal Netherlands Embassy, filling a variety of roles.

Following Hurricane Katrina, Morris directed the Dutch Government’s water management and adaptation work in the U.S. He is also a co-founder of the Dutch Dialogues workshop process.

Most recently, Morris has served as director of strategic partnerships for The Water Institute of the Gulf.

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