SEQUIM — Charisse Deschenes has been appointed deputy city manager and director of community development and economic development for the city of Sequim, effective Feb. 13.
Deschenes holds a Bachelor of Science in parks and resource management and a Masters in Business Administration.
Deschenes has worked for the city since 2014 in various positions including senior planner, assistant to the city manager, assistant city manager and interim city manager.
She is a graduate of the Northwest Women’s Leadership Academy, has been a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners and was awarded the 2021 Washington City/County Management Association Outstanding Assistant Award for Under 10K Population.
