Andy is the consummate media relations professional. During his tenure as the Chief Information Officer for the Minnesota Department of Public Safety he provided guidance and oversight of all of our media relations activities. We could always count on him to provide excellent advice to ensure we conveyed our organizational messages to best serve the citizens of this state.
In crisis situations, his guidance ensured we operated as a transparent organization that the public could trust. His advice was always sound, timely, and ensured the best interests of the organization were always being met. While he projecting a philosophy of organizational transparency, he worked to ensure the organization had integrity in all media relations throughout the state and nationally.
He regularly provided guidance and insight to outside organizations in the best interests of public safety for the state of Minnesota through consultation with these agencies. In addition, Andy has an excellent public safety training regimen that instills skills and abilities that make public information officers and executives confident in their abilities to create effective media relations. He is a dynamic speaker who engages the audience with thought provoking materials that provide the framework to grow your media relations skills as a public safety professional.