Full Name: Shawn Morris

Title and Organization: Deputy Chief, Greenwich Fire Department and Principal, Fireground Consultants LLC

SPP Degree and Graduation Year: MPA, 2012

After undergraduate studies at Central Connecticut State University, Shawn enrolled in the School (formerly Department) of Public Policy (SPP) program at UConn beginning in 2009.  A member of the Pi Alpha Alpha honor society, Shawn led the Graduate Association of Public Policy Students (GAPPS) service trips to support rebuilding efforts in greater New Orleans from 2010 through 2012. Completing his Master of Public Administration (MPA) Degree and Public and Nonprofit Management Certificate in 2012, he continued advancing through his now 25-year public safety career to his current rank of Deputy Chief of the Greenwich Fire Department. In 2019 he founded Fireground Consultants LLC which provides public safety consulting services to the private and public sector throughout North America.  He has taught undergraduate courses at both Trinity College and Post University. Currently, Shawn is a doctoral student in Fire & Emergency Management Administration at the Oklahoma State University, College of Engineering. He resides in Glastonbury with his children Audrey and Ben, and Mabel the goldendoodle.