Mark Mackowiak Email & Phone Number

Stuttgart, Germany

Serves as deputy media operations officer and official spokesperson for U.S. European Command. Researches, coordinates, and disseminates timely and accurate responses to media requests for information about U.S. European Command programs, plans, policies, operations or activities that may be complex and sensitive in nature. Applies an in-depth knowledge of all aspects of public affairs functions including media relations, command information and communication planning. Routinely communicates and engages with public affairs personnel from: U.S. European Command directorates and leadership, component commands, NATO/SHAPE, U.S. Embassies, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs and U.S. European Command Allies and partner nations to achieve U.S. European Command communication objectives. Prepares senior leaders, staff and subject matter experts for interactions with national and international news media. Identifies requirements for communication products in support of news media engagements. Creates and coordinates the public release of information products, ensuring publicly released information conforms to established style, grammar, formatting and content guidelines as well as all applicable policies. Interim manager for U.S. European Command's website, Facebook and Twitter accounts; coordinated and planned content.

Wiesbaden Area, Germany

Responsible for developing and executing public affairs communication strategies, plans, policies and procedures within the command during events, exercises and operations within the U. S. Army Europe's 51 country area of responsibility. Applied an in-depth knowledge of all aspects of public affairs, including planning, news media engagements, community relations and command information. Fostered partnerships and relationships with U.S. Embassies, State Department, higher headquarters and subordinate commands and other high level government and non-government agencies within Europe to plan and execute public affairs missions associated with exercises and operations. Represented U.S. Army Europe at U.S. and NATO exercises; lead U.S. Army Europe PA representative in Media Operations Center for Poland’s national exercise in 2016.

Department Of Defense'S Defense Information School (Dinfos), Fort Meade, Md.

• Instructor of communication courses that focuses on techniques, tactics, theories and best practices utilized in military public affairs. Primary customer is the five military service’s active duty and reserve, officer and enlisted, and civilian personnel.• Member of joint service instructional team; team comprised of active duty, reserve, retired military and civilian personnel.

Department Of Defense'S Defense Information School (Dinfos)

Senior officer for U.S. Coast Guard Public Affairs program at DINFOS; primary point of contact for Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard Public Affairs community and field units. Serve as the Coast Guard student detachment commander; coordinate and manage all administrative support for all Coast Guard students attending classes at DINFOS. Supervise two subordinates who instruct junior public affairs courses and assist with student administrative issues. Plan, manage and facilitate annual U.S. Coast Guard public affairs awards board.Key instructor of public affairs courses taught at the Department of Defense’s Defense Information School (DINFOS). Led a joint team of military and civilian instructors for seven iterations of military’s premier public affairs course; more than 500 officers, enlisted and civilian personnel trained as PAOs. Taught and considered expert of national incident communication model; trained more than 350 PAOs with Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard and other federal, state, and local response agencies, including personnel from the Panama Canal Authority. Designed, administered and facilitated 40-hour public affairs course for U.S. Coast Guard personnel; trained more than 450 officers and enlisted personnel.

Elizabeth City, N.C.

Public Affairs and Information Officer for high visibility incidents such as: rescues cases, oil and chemical spills (Mississippi River oil spill, New Orleans, July 2008), and natural disasters (Hurricane Ike, Texas, Sept. 2008). Responsibilities include: representing U.S. Coast Guard, drafting news releases, preparing subject matter experts for interviews, planning and managing press conferences, meeting with members of impacted communities, capturing photography and video for release to media and internal use.Highly successful and adaptable team member during incidents with National Significance requiring a cooperative public affairs team. Examples include: maritime narcotic seizures (10,000-pound cocaine seizure, Houston, Jan. 1999); terrorism attack response (New York, Sept. 2001), and Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Robert, La., April 2010. Managed personnel from multi-agencies ensuring all public affairs representatives know and understood their role and responsibilities at incident. Ensure junior U.S. Coast Guard public affairs personnel accomplish their media relations, social media, journalism, photo and video assignments prior to deadlines.Experience in crisis communications and community outreach; skilled at identifying issues that may negatively impact an organization and at establishing a plan to remedy issues. Co-authored extensive crisis communications plan for unique maritime law enforcement mission and threat to Port of Nawilliwilli Harbor, (Kawai, Hawaii, Sept. – Dec. 2007). Plan used extensively to advise senior officials prior to conducting media interviews and meeting community members and leaders. Planned, organized and managed open house event for more than 500 residents designed to educate community of Lena Point, Juneau, Alaska (Feb. 2010) of U.S. Coast Guard and State of Alaska’s plan to pump oil seeping from a 1952 ship wreck. Efforts to maximize attendance and educate local residents lauded by U.S. Coast Guard and Alaska officials.

Department Of Defense, Defense Information School (Dinfos)

Instructor of entry level public affairs courses attended by all five service's enlisted members. Assist with instructing 20 hours of U.S. Coast Guard specific classes in the entry level enlisted course; assist with developing curriculum for course, ensure material align with the program’s tactics, techniques and procedures. Responsible for managing and ensuring coordination with supporting U.S. Coast Guard units to facilitate and provide administrative support to all Coast Guard students. U.S. Coast Guard representative for DINFOS' Joint Service Color Guard.

New Orleans

Selected to attend prestigious Public Affairs Advanced Education Program. Studied basic and intermediate level public relations, communications, and journalism courses.

New Orleans

• Public Affairs Officer for highly publicized tourist boat sinking in Lake Hamilton, Ark., May 1999. Organized and managed daily press conferences, released imagery used by national and regional media and advised senior officials prior to media interviews.• Photojournalist for maritime narcotic seizure (10,000-pound cocaine seizure, Houston, Texas, Jan. 1999), photographs published in U.S. Coast Guard magazine and current book The Coast Guard Foundation for Coast Guard History. • Public affairs team member who responded to New York City due to 9/11 attacks. Fielded hundreds of media inquiries for interviews and access to Port of New York; photographed most senior Coast Guard enlisted member visiting ground zero and Manhattan; photographs published in U.S. Coast Guard magazine and book The Coast Guard Foundation for Coast Guard History.• As a public affairs representative conducted numerous TV, radio and print interviews on U.S. Coast Guard activities for local, national and international media.

Miami

• Initial public affairs position; Editor of regional publication distributed to more than 1,000 U.S. Coast Guard units and civilian subscribers nationwide. Staff photographer, videographer, and journalist for all U.S. Coast Guard publications; photography published in USA Today and Miami Herald. • Public affairs team member for 1996 Summer Olympic sailing events hosted in Savannah, Ga; fielded hundreds of media inquiries, planned interviews, captured imagery.• As a public affairs representative conducted numerous TV, radio and print interviews on U.S. Coast Guard activities for local, national and international media.

Sault Ste. Marie, Mi.

Initial position with U.S. Coast Guard; performed general seamanship duties such as steering vessel, assisted with navigation, exterior maintenance.

Degree Anticipated

Joint Course In Communication

Communications Theory

Communication And Media Studies