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Shawn M. Strange serves as Director of the Regulatory, Policy & Mapping section at the Texas General Land Office’s Community Development & Revitalization department. With two decades of collaboration in disaster recovery and mitigation, strategic program management, administrative governance, and policy development, he oversees the integration of geospatial data, regulatory policy, and innovation stewardship across multi-billion-dollar Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery and Mitigation programs. His approach blends fiscal responsibility with innovation, emphasizing how emergent technologies and regulatory frameworks can reshape disaster recovery, resilience, and mitigation. He regularly shares insights on innovation stewardship, governance, and the role of geospatial tools and data in public policy, bringing both practical expertise and a vision for cultivating responsible innovation in government.