Birdwell announces personnel additions
State Senator Brian Birdwell (R-Granbury) has announced personnel changes brought about by the addition of two new staff members.
Britton Davis is set to take over the Senator’s policy team as Legislative Director, while Robyn Morrison has been brought on board to serve as District Manager in the Senator’s Waco District Office. Shelly Verlander, the longtime Sr. District Manager & Projects Coordinator, based in Waco, will hand that assignment off to Morrison as she transitions into a similar role in the northern portion of Senate District 22 (SD 22).
“This is a very exciting time for our office and, generally speaking, for SD 22,” Birdwell began. “I cannot think of three individuals better suited to their respective tasks than Shelly, Britton, and Robyn. Shelly will bring more than ten years of experience to offer the northern portion of SD 22; Britton clearly has command of the policy matters down in Austin; and Robyn has already demonstrated an admirable determination to serve the constituents of SD 22 wherever she can.”
Morrison and her husband, Myron, are longtime residents of the greater Waco area. Verlander will retain her position as Senior District Manager & Special Projects Coordinator, though she will soon shift her focus to the Granbury District Office.
As Morrison and Verlander are set to oversee operations in the district, Davis has already begun reviewing legislation for Senator Birdwell. In addition to serving as the Senator’s Legislative Director, Davis has taken on the responsibility of Committee Director for the recently created Senate Committee on Border Security, chaired by Senator Birdwell. Davis comes to Team Birdwell by way of Sen. Dawn Buckingham’s office where he previously served as General Counsel.
Verlander commented on the transition, “I have been incredibly blessed to serve alongside Senator Birdwell in the southern part of Senate District 22, Waco Region. I look forward to my new duties in the northern part of the district and kindly thank everyone who has so graciously worked with me for the last ten years.”
Birdwell closed by stating, “The new staffing in my office is the result of institutional changes as well as the changes brought on by life itself. With the benefit of Shelly’s experience, Robyn will seamlessly transition into her new role in Waco.”
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Brian Birdwell is a native Texan, decorated military