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Stephen Deal

Extension Specialist (Land Use Planning)

Contact Information:

676 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Biloxi, MS 39530

Phone: 228-435-9527

Email: [email protected]

Stephen works with floodplain managers, building officials, city officials, scientists and Sea Grant partners to provide information and training related to flood and storm resilience. He holds a master's degree in city and regional planning from Clemson University and a bachelor's degree in history and urban studies from Furman University. 

Before joining the Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Legal Program in 2014, Stephen worked as an AmeriCorps VISTA volunteer for the New River Gorge Regional Development Authority. He has experience with a number of public groups including regional planning agencies, city governments and heritage tourism groups.