By Delayna Earley
The Island News
The Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce has a new president.
Megan Morris, a native of Beaufort, was selected to lead the Chamber in a unanimous vote by the Board of Directors, according to a press release sent out on July 18.
Morris has served as interim president since November 2023 when the previous president, Ian Scott, resigned to take a job in North Carolina.
“The Board believes Megan has the ambition and energy to move the chamber to the next level of service for our members,” 2024 Chair Nick Messenburg, Site Manager for MCAS Beaufort, said. “She is committed to building a team of professionals, internally and externally, to leading and to strengthening the partnership between local, state and national government officials. There are many opportunities ahead for Beaufort, and the Chamber will be at the leadership table to be a part of the solutions.”
Morris has worked for the Chamber since August 2021 when she was hired as the Director of Member Services before being promoted to vice president.
As president, she serves as the executive chief and is responsible for all the aspects of operations for the Chamber.
She reports directly to the Board of Directors through the annually elected Chair.
According to the release, the chamber professional provides vision, strategic direction and management for the programs and personnel of the organization.
“I decided several years ago that working to improve the community where I grew up was going to be a career goal for me,” Morris said. “I believe the skill sets I bring to the Chamber will be beneficial as we move forward on the advocacy front at the local, regional state and national levels. Beaufort is where I want to leave a positive legacy during my tenure as president.”
Delayna Earley, who joined The Island News in 2022, formerly worked as a photojournalist for The Island Packet/The Beaufort Gazette, as well as newspapers in Indiana and Virginia. She can be reached at delayna.theislandnews@gmail.com.
