Douglas Stevens Jr

Douglas Stevens Jr is a police officer at the City of Grand Rapids. Douglas was previously the Media Relations Manager at the City of Austin from March 2015 to December 2020. In this role, they were responsible for media facilitation, organizational information strategy coordination, corporate social media management, and executive training & development. Douglas was also the designated lead Public Information Officer in crisis situations.

Some of the crises they have handled communications for include the 2015 Flooding, 2017 Hurricane Harvey Response, 2018 Austin Bombings, 2018 City-wide Water Boil Notice, and 2020 COVID-19 response. Douglas has also advised on communications/marketing strategy around several high-profile projects such as the Annual City Budget, CodeNEXT Land Development Code Rewrite, Waller Creek Tunnel Project, Austin FC MLS Soccer Stadium, and Reimaging Public Safety.

Stevens earned their Master of Arts in Human Dimensions of Organizations from The University of Texas at Austin. Douglas also completed an Integrated Emergency Management Course from the FEMA Emergency Management Institute. Douglas's Bachelor of Arts is in Communication, General from Thomas Edison State University. Additionally, they have completed an Information Operations Fundamentals Course in Information Operations planning from 1st Information Operations Command (LAND), a Senior Leader's Course in Public Affairs from the Public Affairs Noncommissioned Officer Academy, and an Instructor Training Course from the Defense Information School. Douglas has also completed an Advanced Leader's Course in Public Affairs from the Public Affairs Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Antiterrorism Level II in Anti-terrorism from the United States Air Force, and an Intermediate Electronic Journalism Course from the Defense Information School. Finally, they have completed a Leadership Primary Leadership Development Course from the Noncommissioned Officer Academy.