Melanie Motiska Email & Phone Number

United States

Tallahassee, Florida

Supporting members of the Association by cultivating up-to-date educational and industry development opportunities for long term care professionals, and assisting in enhancing emergency preparedness planning and response activities during emergencies.

Tallahassee, Fl

Deliver on-site workshops, video teleconferences and online trainings for public information officers, leadership staff and response partner professionals designed to enhance depth of knowledge of proven strategies in emergency and fundamental risk communications, while meeting federal grant capability requirements. LMS Administrator for the Bureau of Preparedness and Response staff and assist 67 county public information officers in keeping current training records.Plan and maintain multi-year training and exercise calendar in coordination with the Department's Bureau of Preparedness and Response leadership to meet public information training needs across the state. Emergency responder for the Emergency Support Function 8, ESF-8 Health and Medical under the State's Emergency Operations Center during real-world activations and practice exercises ranging from natural disasters to man made incidents.

Tallahassee, Florida Area

Emergency preparedness planner and designated site specialist for Turkey Point Nuclear Power Plant in Miami, responsible for coordination of all county, state, federal and utility partners participation in training and emergency preparedness exercises under FEMA guidelines.Maintain state Radiological Emergency Preparedness and Response plans, incorporating updates as FEMA and NRC dictates evolve. Design and deliver REP Unit training course materials for Division and County EM leadership and Preparedness staff.Lead for public awareness and education outreach materials development for the REP unit.

Tallahassee, Florida Area

Primary contact for all media calls, providing accurate and approved responses. Primary writer of Division press releases, social media content on current situational events and weather safety advisories.Lead video production specialist for monthly awareness week videos using Adobe Premiere 9 software and HD cameras.Manage media interviews, press conferences and public speaking events for leadership, writing talking points and designing PowerPoint presentations.Division Deployment PIO during emergency activations, serving on Incident Command Teams where needed.

San Francisco, Ca And Tallahassee, Fl

Owner/operator of Scout Productions, professional location sound recordist and video specialist in the San Francisco Bay area for 12 years. Past clients include ESPN, HGTV, Discovery Channel, A&E, MTV, Fox News, HP, Intel, Comedy Central. Apprenticed with Nelson Stoll, Academy Award nominated sound mixer, Oakland, CA.

Tallahasse, Fl

Crafted media training materials tailored to national and local clients, supporting their branding development and campaign goals. Recorded and edited on-camera practice sessions using Adobe Premiere Pro.Teamed with Graphic Designer to write and design brochures, media guides and website content.Organized public speaking engagements, researched and corresponded with potential PR clients.Promoted company's services at trade shows, through engaging video and printed materials.