Alex Butler is the Resilience Planning Director for the South Carolina Office of Resilience where he oversaw the development of the state’s first Statewide Risk Reduction and Resilience Plan. Alex has a B.S. in Geology from Clemson University and a M.S. Geography from University of South Carolina where his studies focused on the interaction of people, land use, and climate on the hydrological cycle of South Carolina. Prior to his current role, Alex managed the Water Quantity Permitting Section at the Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) and worked as a Hydrologist for both DHEC and the Department of Natural Resources. In his spare time Alex connects people to watersheds as a whitewater kayak instructor.
