Entity Type: Consulting Firm

  • TOC Public Relations

    TOC Public Relations

    TOC Public Relations combines our public-safety experience with strategic communications expertise to strengthen and protect your agency’s image. We identify the key factors impacting your public perception, develop targeted strategies to address them, and continuously monitor and adjust efforts to maximize impact. Partnering with TOC PR means improved reputation, increased trust and credibility with your…

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  • Hartwood Communications

    Hartwood Communications

    Hartwood Communications provides strategic communications training and consulting for mission-driven organizations. Led by Jenny Weekes, a former fire service PIO with 20+ years of experience, the Hartwood Communications specializes in crisis communications, media relations, and social media strategy to help organizations communicate clearly, build trust, and lead with confidence.

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  • Black Lab Creative, LLC

    Black Lab Creative, LLC

    Black Lab Creative exists to help organizations communicate with clarity, purpose, and impact. We partner with leaders to align strategy, messaging, and storytelling so their mission is understood, their voice is consistent, and their work inspires action. Through strategic communications, brand development, and leadership advising, Black Lab Creative helps organizations move from simply sharing information…

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  • Nelly Miles Consulting

    Nelly Miles Consulting

    Nelly Miles brings a rare combination of real-world experience, strategic insight, an on-camera presence developed over years as the Public & Governmental Affairs Director & Chief Spokesperson for the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI). A STEM-trained leader with a chemistry degree from Emory University, she has built a distinguished career including service on multiple boards.…

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  • John Guilfoil Public Relations

    John Guilfoil Public Relations

    John Guilfoil Public Relations is the go-to public relations and communications consultancy for police chiefs, fire chiefs, school superintendents, health directors and municipal managers throughout the U.S. We specialize in serving those who serve the public.  We assist police and fire departments in informing the public about the vital work that goes on every day.…

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  • The Warn Room

    The Warn Room

    When the Warn Room launched in 2023, my lab at the University at Albany was one year into a research effort funded by FEMA-IPAWS to help improve Wireless Emergency Alerts. As we meticulously coded and analyzed a decade of WEAs and prepared to conduct experimental research to support the Warning Lexicon and the Message Design Dashboard it…

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  • Amanda Coleman Communication

    Amanda Coleman Communication

    For more than 20 years I have worked on the inside of leading and responding to some of the biggest crisis incidents and sustained reputational attacks. Being in the room advising senior law enforcement officers and other leaders taught me a huge amount about leadership, resilience and what it needs to be ready and able…

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  • Julie Parker Communications

    Julie Parker Communications

    Our award-winning firm guides law enforcement, government agencies, universities, and global clients on communicating in times of crisis or calm. With a transparency-focused strategy, we’ve supported federal and local governments and private corporations through some of the most high-profile incidents of our time.

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  • PIO Toolkit

    PIO Toolkit

    Support, training, and resources for professional communicators PIO Toolkit is built for government and public safety communicators who need clear guidance, reliable training, and tools they can actually use.

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  • The PIO Academy

    The PIO Academy

    At The PIO Academy, we believe everyone has the potential to learn and grow, regardless of their background or experience. We are committed to providing a supportive environment where all students can thrive and achieve their goals.  Our primary audience includes members of fire, EMS, and emergency management agencies who want to establish or strengthen…

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