City Manager's Office Staff

Amelia Hamilton-Morris, Chief Communications Officer

    
Amelia Hamilton-Morris is a Communications Strategist with 20 years of experience in high profile public relations, broadcasting, and marketing positions. Over the years, she has built a reputation as an aggressive professional, noted for the ability to get results and communicate effectively with a broad range of audiences. She has spent several years as a television reporter and producer for KPRC-TV in Houston, Texas, where she won numerous awards for her work on the state, national, and international levels.  Amelia has also worked for NBC Network in Washington, DC, and WOI-TV-5 in Des Moines, as well as in corporate communications for Fortune 500 companies.

Hamilton-Morris had outstanding success in managing a statewide public relations campaign as the Public Relations Director of the Iowa Sesquicentennial Commission. The commission was led by two Iowa governors with a charge to plan and manage the yearlong celebration of Iowa’s 150th Anniversary of Statehood. Her career skills include coordinating a range of projects -- marketing, promotions, publications, video production, on-camera talent, project management, media relations, event planning, and web site design and content.

In her present position as Chief Communications Officer for the City of Des Moines, she  manages the Public Information Office under the direct supervision of the City Manager. She directs the activities for the City's Cable Channel 7, web site, media relations, employee communications, event planning, and speech writing.

Amelia Hamilton-Morris received her Bachelor of Arts Degree from Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia, and her Masters of Arts Degree in Broadcast Journalism and Public Affairs from the American University in Washington, DC. Her professional recognition includes: