Maurice Chaney

Background

About Maurice Chaney

Maurice Chaney is an award-winning strategic communications professional with more than 24 years of combined experience in the public and private sectors. In his current role, Maurice serves as the Public Information Officer for the City of Roseville, managing public relations, marketing, and outreach for Environmental Utilities, a suite of community-owned utilities for a community of Before Roseville, Chaney was with the City Sacramento, serving nearly seven years as Media and Communication Specialist for the City of Sacramento. He worked on extensive communications for economic development projects like the new sports arena and digital communications and media relations for several departments there. He has also worked in a similar role for Sacramento County. Maurice’s career started at a private consulting firm, Jones and Stokes (now ICF International), where he worked on local and statewide environmental public participation projects. During his career, Chaney has honed his skills in issues and perception management, media relations, branding, and social media and digital communication strategies. In 2024, Maurice became the recipient of the California Association of Public Information Officials’ Paul B Clark award, the highest accolade given to a public sector communications professional in California. Mr. Chaney is a graduate from the University of California at Davis with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication and a minor in Sociology.