Mr. Edward E. Belk, Jr currently serves as the Director of Civil Works for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Corps Headquarters in Washington, D.C. He was selected by the Secretary of the Army into the Senior Executive Service in 2012. Mr. Belk is responsible for the development, defense and execution of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Civil Works Program across the United States and its territories and across all national accounts (Investigations, Construction, Operations and Maintenance, Mississippi River and Tributaries, etc) and business lines (Navigation, Flood Risk Management, Ecosystem Restoration, Hydropower, Recreation, Regulatory, Emergency Response, etc), working closely with senior Administration officials, Congressional leaders, subcommittee staff and local project partners. He also provides leadership and supervision for the Civil Works Directorate with national staff oversight for program management, planning, engineering, operations, regulatory and emergency response activities across all Civil Works programs. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Photo)