City of Baytown, TX
Brian Moran is an experienced professional in economic development and public administration, currently serving as the Economic Development Manager for the City of Baytown, TX, since February 2020, after holding the position of Assistant to the City Manager. Previously, Brian worked for the City of Cleveland, TN, from July 2015 to February 2020, in various roles including Assistant to the City Manager and Communications Coordinator, focusing on internal and external communications, public relations, and project management. Brian's earlier experience includes serving as a Graduate Management Intern at MTAS from May 2013 to June 2015. Brian holds a Master’s Degree in Public Policy and Administration from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance from Florida Southern College. Additionally, Brian graduated from Baylor School with a High School Diploma.
City of Baytown, TX
The City of Baytown provides municipal government services to the residents, businesses, and guests of the Baytown Community. The city now known as Baytown was originally three separate towns. The first of these was Goose Creek, named for the bayou of the same name where Canada geese wintered and whose name is still reflected in the area's Goose Creek CISD, whose establishment dates back to before 1850. With the discovery of the Goose Creek Oil Field, the neighboring communities of Pelly in the late 1910s, and East Baytown in the early 1920s, developed as early boomtowns. Serious talk of merging the three cities began shortly after World War I, but the community of Baytown was opposed to this idea. However, in 1947, the three cities finally agreed to consolidate. The citizens settled on the name Baytown for the new combined city. Baytown as it is known today was officially founded January 24, 1948.