Bridging Emergency Communication and Creating an Effective Campaign with Mauricio Orozco

Mauricio Orozco is the Public Information Officer, IT Director, and Data Privacy Liaison for South Carolina Commission for Minority Affairs.  He has created several social media campaigns from various National Heritage Months to a Hurricane Guide. He has also led information security and emergency management training and was a keynote speaker at a Hispanic Heritage Month event.In this episode, Mauricio shares:His involvement with Hurricane Andrew and Tropical Storm Allison and how those experiences made him realize a need for improved emergency messaging across different communitiesHow he began the process of improving communication with different ethnic populationsThe need to inform and encourage people to get involved in the communityEmergency messaging and communication with various national and indigenous languages and how to bridge them togetherCurrent campaigns such as hurricane, tornado, and earthquake preparedness His involvement with Hispanic Heritage MonthHis background in information technology and cyber security and tipsHow his organization handles Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests and the overall processMauricio references:The PIO PodcastDaughters of Smoke and FirePow Wow Life PodcastFalling Water as his next destination of choice​​​​​​​Also, did you know the taco can be traced back to Turkey? It’s fascinating to learn the origins of many cultures to include food, traditions, and rituals!