Safety Council Meeting
March 21, 2018
Crisis Management, Communications and Social Media for your Organization
Stephanie York
Vice President and In-House Counsel
Hennes Communications
“Reputation” is arguably your organizations largest uninsured asset. And since it takes a lifetime to build a good reputation and only a few seconds to destroy one, leaders can suddenly find themselves in a position where they need to know how to manage a crisis situation.
This fast-paced talk by crisis communications and media specialist Stephanie York, from Hennes Communications in Akron (www.crisiscommunications.com), will focus on a highly-strategic approach to communicating during a wide variety of situations, offering methods for establishing and maintaining “control of the message,” enabling you to move your message forward or mount a defense against a sudden press onslaught.
Stephanie York is Vice President and In-House Counsel at Hennes Communications, one the few firms in the U.S. focused exclusively on crisis communications and crisis management.
Hennes Communications serves corporations, government agencies, nonprofits, education and healthcare institutions, as well as law firms and their clients, that are “on trial” in the Court of Public Opinion.
With over 25 years’ experience in law and communications, Stephanie and the firm’s past and present clients include the 2016 Cleveland Host Committee for the recent Republican National Convention, ThyssenKrupp, Avery Dennison, Lubrizol, Kent State University, Oberlin College and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, as well as scores of municipalities and law firms across the U.S.
Better recognized as the Assistant Director of Law and spokesperson for the City of Akron and former Mayor Don Plusquellic, Stephanie serves on many local non-profit boards, including United Way of Summit County, Leadership Akron Alumni Association, Downtown Akron Kiwanis Foundation, and the Jewish Community Board of Akron. She is currently President of the Jewish Women’s Endowment Foundation.