Trost

Strategic Communications Director @Colorado Division Of Homeland Security And Emergency Management

Centennial, CO, US

Providing strategic communication direction to all-hazard response and recovery through the Colorado Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management-Lead External Affairs/Public Information Officer for the State Emergency Operations Center-Joint Information Center Manager for state disasters-Lead communication efforts on behalf of the state and support local efforts for numerous disasters/events using social media, virtual operations support team, and traditional media and community relations, including-Major Disaster Declaration for Wildfires occurring in 2012 [High Park and Waldo Canyon]-Ridgway, Colorado Memorial Service 2012-Aurora Theater Shooting 2012-Jessica Ridgeway Abduction 2012-Black Forest Fire 2013-Royal Gorge Fire 2013-West Fork Fire Complex 20••••13 Major Disaster Declaration: DR-4145 Colorado Floods 20••••15 World Alpine Ski Championship-2015 Major Disaster Declaration: DR-4229 Floods and Severe Storms-2020 COVID19: JIC Co-Lead, Colorado Vaccine Task Force, Alternative Care Sites-2020 Colorado Wildfires Major Disaster Declaration DR45••••••••23 Deputy JIC Manager for the State of Colorado COVID-19 Joint Information Center-2020 EMAC PIO support to New Mexico for Wildfire and Flood Major Disaster Declaration-2020 JIC Manager / PIO support for cybersecurity incidents to Fremont County and other local areas-2021 Major Disaster Declaration: Marshall Fire-Manage the staff and operations of the DHSEM Strategic Communications Team-Social media manager of all COEmergency, READYColorado and COVOST platforms-Internal communications for the division-Lead trainer of the state\'s public information courses.Awarded Public Information Officer of the Year - Large Market by the Emergency Services Public Information Officers of Colorado (ESPIOC), December 2014.

Regis University

BA, Communications, Business

Naval Postgraduate School

Master's degree, Homeland Security