Public Information Officers and Media Symposium Held in Marathon

IMG.jpg: Pictured from left:  Sue Heim (Commissioner and PIO for KLWTD), Alison Kerr (Planning Manager/PIO for DOH-Monroe), Jennifer Lefelar (Community Health Planner for DOH-Monroe), Jason Rafter (PIO for FWC), Lynn Corbett-Winn (Dir Marketing LKMC), Chip Kasper (Meteorologist in Charge, NOAA/NWS), Alex Rickert (Marathon Editor, Keys Weekly), Jon Rizzo (Warning Coordination Meteorologist, NOAA/NWS), Sara Matthis (PIO, City of Marathon), Gabriela Henri (PIO Assistant, Monroe County EM), Mandy Miles (Lower Keys Editor, Keys Weekly), Mary Moeller (Sr. Coordinator, MCFR), Adam Linhardt (PIO, MCSO), Tiffany Moore (Operations & Community Outreach Coordinator, UWCK), Elliot Weld (Reporter, Key West Citizen), Dana Portillo (School Health Coordinator, DOH-Monroe), Kristen Livengood (PIO, Monroe County), Leah Stockton (Keys Area President, UWCK), Krystal Waldner (PIO/Exec Assistant, FKAA), Joe Moore (News Director, US1 Radio), Maureen Dunleavy (Regional VP, Guidance/Care Center), Michael Stapleford (President, Magnum Broadcasting, Keystalk 96.9/102.5FM,  Party 105.7GM), Chris Papas (Public Affairs Officer, USCG Sector Key West), and Maria Jones (Dir of Member Services and Government Relations, FKEC). Not pictured, Jason Koler, Publisher, Keys Weekly.

(Marathon, FL) — The 3^rd Public Information Officers and Media Symposium was held at the Faro Blanco Resort in Marathon on Monday, May 16, and included 25 participants from across Monroe County.  This four-hour long event was an opportunity for Monroe County media and public information officers to share best practices when working with one another and provided critical information about reaching vulnerable populations in the Florida Keys.  Additional symposium topics included presentations about the Communications Plan and Hurricane Messaging.  This event was made possible by the Keys Health Ready Coalition. For more information, email [email protected].