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Ranger Scott Gediman on the Ferguson Fire and 22 Years as Yosemite Park’s Public Affairs Officer

PRSay

Over his 22 years as public affairs officer at Yosemite National Park , Scott Gediman has experienced a myriad of crises on the job, from floods and rock falls to hantavirus outbreaks. “It It seems like my life here is a perpetual crisis,” said Gediman, a longtime PRSA member. We want to present people with the best information.

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The Field of Emergency Management: Why It Is Not A Profession

Melissa Agnes

William Waugh and Kathleen Tierney, two highly respected colleagues, have written about the profession of emergency management in their 2007 book, Emergency Management: Principles and Practice of Local Government (Washington, DC: ICMA Press, pp. Is emergency management a field or a profession? In conclusion.

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Ethical Issues in Merging the Science and Art of Public Relations: Aaron Kwittken

Ethical Voices

I started in Washington DC in Public Affairs and Crisis Management. Still am a crisis guy and always will be, I think. I am just finishing my term as president of my temple locally. Why don’t you tell us a little bit more about yourself and your career? Our job is to make them interesting.

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Lake Forest Chamber of Commerce Livecast talking Crisis PR

The Stalwart Blog

If you’ve been watching any of the local media, you know that PR crises can take place. I started actually as a Navy officer, turned Navy public affairs officer. Some of your local TV stations kind of do the same thing, usually at the end of the segment. The two cardinal rules in any crisis PR position.

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PR Rock Stars (of the future): 19 new college grads ready to take over the world

Communications Conversations

He gained valuable skills in his internship in Washington, DC, where he dealt directly with senior level management to develop government affairs materials and engage members of Congress. His work in analytics while at Penn State was used as part of a presentation to the local minor league affiliate of the St.

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