We are excited to see you all for networking + our next meeting on Wednesday, August 3, after a nice summer break!
Have you used Command Message Mapping? Dr. Joe Trahan, APR, Fellow PRSA, will present on how this specific type of messaging can help set you up for success with talking points, reporters, and interviews. He’ll also share how he helped PRSA prepare trainings earlier this year during the Ukraine happenings.
This in-person event is scheduled for Wednesday, August 3, at the Mountain City Club from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
Get your tickets today on Eventbrite! Please note: you do not have to be a PRSA member to attend.
About Dr. Joseph V. Trahan, III, APR, Fellow PRSA
President and CEO of Trahan & Associates
Media Relations, Crisis and Risk Communications Expert Trainer
A New Orleans native, Dr. Joe Trahan, APR, has over 32 years of public relations/affairs experience in governmental, association, and educational and non-profit public relations.
Additionally, Dr. Trahan is also LTC(R) Joe Trahan, United States Army Reserve (USAR), former Commander of The 314th Public Affairs Operations Center (PAOC) (USAR) located in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. (LTC-USAR) Trahan has successfully operated four Joint Information Bureaus (JIBs) and one Joint Information Center (JIC) from 1991-94.
Some of Dr. (LTC) Trahan’s JIB/JIC Assignments were: Joint Logistics over the Shore (JLOTS)-1992; Presidential Task Force Andrew-1992; The National Boy Scout Jamboree -1993 and The 50th Anniversary of Operation Overlord-1994. Since 1998, Dr. Joe Trahan has superbly Media Relations trained over 3,500 people yearly in: 46 US states, England, Norway, France, Belgium, Paraguay, Mexico, and The Netherlands.
Dr. Trahan graduated from Tulane University with a BA degree in American Military History, a MA degree in Public Relations from Ball State University, and a Ph.D. in Mass Communication with an emphasis in Public Relations and Advertising from The University of Southern Mississippi.
Currently, Dr. Trahan is The Past Chair of The PRSA Educators’ Academy. Finally, Dr. Joe Trahan is an accredited member of the Public Relations Society of America, a former National PSA Board of Director, and a National PRSSA Faculty Advisor. He was inducted into The Rowan University Public Relations Hall of Fame for lifetime distinguished contributions to The Public Relations Profession in 2019. He was inducted into The Southern Public Relations Federation(SPRF) Hall of Fame for bringing distinction to the public relations profession in 2016. PRSA awarded him The Lloyd B. Dennis Award in 2009 for Distinguished Leadership in Public Affairs.
Dr. Trahan is currently a FEMA Emergency Management Institute (EMI) Certified Public Information Officer Instructor for The Basic through The Masters PIO Courses. Additionally, he is a FEMA EMI Executive Academy Instructor.
He’s also a long-time fan of The World Champion New Orleans Saints!