Registration Fee: $40 per person
Updated RSVP Deadline – Registration closes Monday, May 2, 2022 at 1:00 p.m.
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Questions: Call Mayor’s Office at (361) 826-3100
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Agenda
- 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. Workshop: Instructions Included: Communicating with Stakeholders During Emergencies
Effective communication is one of the most important elements of emergency management. Although this type of communication is referred to as crisis “response,” city leaders must begin preparing and strategically communicating with stakeholders long before a crisis occurs. In this interactive session, participants will learn the key skills needed for earning the trust and cooperation of their stakeholders during emergency situations.
If time allows, participants will be led in a mini tabletop exercise focused on applying base crisis response strategies.
- 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. Social Hour/Tour Aquarium Jungle Level
- 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Dinner/Keynote Speaker/Business Meeting
- Region 11 Minutes »
Quarterly Meeting, Thursday, July 22, 2021 at 6:00 p.m.
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Guest Speaker Bio
Michelle Maresh-Fuehrer, Ph.D.
Professor, Public Relations
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Dr. Michelle Maresh-Fuehrer is professor of public relations in the Department of Communication and Media at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. She serves as the PR program coordinator and is credited with developing the department’s crisis communication course in 2010.
She was named University Educator of the Year by the Texas Speech Communication Association—the largest state professional communication association in the United States—in 2015 and, in 2018, received the TAMU-CC University Excellence Award in Teaching.
She has authored/co-authored several books, including Creating Organizational Crisis Plans; market-leading business communication textbook, Communicating at Work; and Public Relations Principles. In addition to her work at the university, Dr. Maresh-Fuehrer is a consultant for organizations needing crisis communication plans, social media engagement, or strategic communication for crisis response. She is certified in community emergency response by FEMA/U.S. Department of Homeland Security and actively participates as a member of the Public Relations Society of America.
Dr. Maresh-Fuehrer was born and raised in Corpus Christi and enjoys giving back to her community. She is board secretary for the Children’s Advocacy Center of the Coastal Bend and a past-president of the Southside Corpus Christi Rotary Club.
