Sharon Rae North

Section Chief Communications Information Officer Iii @Fairfax County Government

Fairfax County, VA, US

Directs internal and external communication, supports outreach and education activities for the Department of Public Works and Environmental Services five business areas: Director’s Office, Solid Waste Management, Wastewater Management, Stormwater Management, and Capital Facilities, and supervises communications and information professionals. Develop a high volume of time sensitive written, graphic, audio, and video deliverables.Develop strong partnerships with the DPWES Web Team, outreach and education teams, project management teams as well as the County\'s Office of Public Affairs.Develop and implement a comprehensive internal and external DPWES communication strategy for employees, residents, news media, elected officials, private sector, regional partners, and other important stakeholders.On call during emergency events (after hours when needed) to coordinate emergency messaging and address urgent, time sensitive issues.Work shifts in the Emergency Operations Center during emergency incidents.Serves on 24-hour call, with responsibility for notifying County officials of significant incidents;Makes decisions under pressure and deadlines regarding information that may be released to the press;Coordinates and provides information regarding emergency incidents and other sensitive matters to the news media;Supervises the work of subordinates engaged, in public information activities;Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with members of the media;Responds to requests for information regarding agency/County programs;Provides assistance to agency/County staff as to the most effective means of communicating information to the general public, government employees, and other target groups;Coordinates responses to FOIA requests.

Youngstown State University

BA

The University of Akron

MA