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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. Do you also manage social media for the park?

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Leading With Ethics During COVID-19

PRSay

When the word coronavirus first came on the scene at the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) earlier this year, we did what most hospitals do in a time of crisis, we stood up the Office of Emergency Response (OEM) and went to work. Our internal communications team provided communications support for our facilities across the country.

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Lake Forest Chamber of Commerce Livecast talking Crisis PR

The Stalwart Blog

I started actually as a Navy officer, turned Navy public affairs officer. The bottom line is that crisis PR, which is now my specialty, has been something I’ve done since the beginning because in Navy operations something always happens that draws the media attention. Dave Oates: Sure. It could be hot war environments.

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