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Reflecting on a Long Military Career and the Rewards of PRSA Accreditation

PRSay

Army Public Affairs Officer (PAO). Just over 13 years later, I was mobilized as commander of the 102d Mobile Public Affairs Detachment and unexpectantly selected as deputy director of PA for Combined Joint Task Force–101, a 32,000-strong command that was headquartered at Bagram, Air Field, Afghanistan.

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

Melissa Agnes

I have seen many government relations and public affairs manager positions that have caught my eye quite a bit in the private sector. Retrieved 2009-11-07. I was thinking about maybe volunteering for an organization where I could supervise individuals. Is emergency management a field or a profession? References.

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6 Ways to Improve Your Business Expertise and Strengthen Your Ethical Core

PRSay

2009; Ragas, Uysal & Culp, 2015). A division president working for an energy company once told me about how his company requires public affairs staff to actually spend time with their front-line employees. There are several ways we can improve our business and industry expertise: Take advantage of free PRSA webinars.

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What U.S. Service Members Can Teach Us About Communications

PRSay

The Joint Civilian Orientation Conference and #knowyourmil are just small components of the DOD’s larger efforts to educate, inform and engage the public, and to address misconceptions about the military. Michael Cherenson, ARP, Fellow PRSA, is executive vice president, SCG Advertising + Public Relations, Parsippany, N.J.

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Page report highlights management communications opportunity

Wadds Inc.

Bowen originally observed this dynamic in a 2009 study. The transformation sees the chief communications officer (CCO) expanding their responsibilities to include sustainability, public affairs, and brand management, integrating advanced technologies to enhance engagement and playing a role in crisis management and ethical stewardship.

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Meet the Media: John Hitch, Editor of Fleet Maintenance

Bianchi Biz Blog

Along with mostly doing things I can’t ever talk about, I sometimes served as a de facto public affairs liaison on the submarine, writing about the PG stuff that happened on our rare port calls. I used the G.I. I freelanced and waited tables until I could find a steady job.

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

Melissa Agnes

I have seen many government relations and public affairs manager positions that have caught my eye quite a bit in the private sector. Retrieved 2009-11-07. I was thinking about maybe volunteering for an organization where I could supervise individuals. Is emergency management a field or a profession? References.

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