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James Murley

MEMBER SINCE: 1998

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Chief Resilience Officer, Miami-Dade County; Executive Director, South Florida Regional Planning Council; Chair, Florida Energy and Climate Commission; Chair, Sustainability Committee, ULI's Southeast Florida/Caribbean District Council, and Member, Water Resources Advisory Commission of the South Florida Water Management District. Former Assistant Dean and Senior Associate for Energy and Climate Change, Florida Atlantic University; Secretary of the Department of Community Affairs, State of Florida; Executive Director of 1000 Friends of Florida; Former positions with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce: Director of Coastal Program Office, Congressional Officer and Gulf/Islands Regional Manager.

History of Employment

Position
Division
Organization
Start
End
Chief Resilience Officer
Miami-Dade County
Executive Director
South Florida Regional Planning Council
Chair
Florida Energy and Climate Commission
Chair
Sustainability Committee
ULI's Southeast Florida/Caribbean District Council
Member
Water Resources Advisory Commission of the South Florida Water Management District
Assistant Dean and Senior Associate for Energy and Climate Chang
Florida Atlantic University
Secretary of the Department of Community Affairs
State of Florida
Executive Director
1000 Friends of Florida
Director of Coastal Program Office
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
U.S. Department of Commerce
Congressional Officer
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
U.S. Department of Commerce
Gulf/Islands Regional Manager
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
U.S. Department of Commerce
Primary Policy Areas

Energy, Environment/Natural Resources

Primary Sector of Expertise

Local

Primary Functions

County Management

Academy Studies

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National Marine Sanctuaries Program - The First Fifty Years, and the Next Fifty Years

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NAPA Final Report NOAA Climate Service Study September 20101

Building Strong for Tomorrow: Recommendations for the Organizational Design of the NOAA Climate Service

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Ready to Perform? Planning and Management at the National Marine Sanctuary Program

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03 04 Addressing Community Concerns How Environmental Justice Relatesto Land Use Planningand Zoning

Addressing Community Concerns: How Environmental Justice Relates to Land Use Planning and Zoning

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Management Matters Podcast

Grand Challenge: Build Resilient Communities

Resilience in Miami-Dade County with James Murley

Season: 1 Episode:17 | August 17, 2020

Show Notes:

In this episode, we welcome James Murley, Chief Resilience Officer for Miami-Dade County and Academy Fellow, to discuss unique resilience issues facing Miami-Dade County including planning for Hurricane Gonzalo and accounting for climate change, using community engagement to build county-wide strategy, applying lessons learned from the Zika virus to the COVID-19 pandemic, and modifications to resilience plans in the wake of the pandemic.

With James Murley, Chief Resilience Officer for Miami-Dade County and Academy Fellow

Topics Include:

  • Miami-Dade County's unique resilience issues including climate change's effects on the area
  • The planning process for establishing community resilience
  • The partnership between Miami and the Rockafeller Foundation's Resilient Cities
  • Using community engagement to build county-wide buy-in to build a resilience strategy
  • Lessons learned from the Zika pandemic
  • The intersection of Miami's climate strategy with its resilience strategy
  • The broadening role of a chief resilience officer during the COVID-19 pandemic

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