Crisis Communication Think Tank

Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Research; Associate Professor
University of North Carolina Hussman School of Journalism and Media

Professor Emeritus
University of Missouri, Missouri School of Journalism

Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management
International Communication Association (ICA) Fellow

EVP, Chief Communications and Marketing Officer
American Airlines

Founder & CEO, Imagem Corporativa, Brazil
Imagem Corporativa, Brazil

Assistant Professor of Public Relations
Associate, Population Research Institute
Penn State University

Strategic Communications and Public Affairs Executive

Professor of Communication, Associate Dean of Academic Standards and Policies within the UMD Graduate School
University of Maryland

Senior Public Relations Professional
Jackson Spalding

Founder & Chief Reputation Architect
Reputation Architects Inc.

Vice President, CDC Account Executive, ICF
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Senior Director of Communications
Georgia-Pacific LLC

Professor Emeritus
University of Houston

Independent Consultant
Formerly the Director of Communications, The Wallace Foundation

Independent Researcher

Associate Dean in the College of Communication and Information Sciences, Associate Professor in the Department of Advertising and Public Relations
The University of Alabama

Partner, Managing Director
Ketchum

Senior Vice President of Membership & Marketing
Knights of Columbus

Executive Director, Public Relations
Wellstar Health Systems

Global Chair, Corporate Affairs
Hill+Knowlton Strategies

Terry Distinguished Chair of Business Administration, Associate Dean for Research and Executive Programs
Terry College of Business, University of Georgia

Associate Director for Research and Risk Communications
FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research Office of Communications (OCOMM)

Professor of Strategic Communication and Coordinator Graduate Programs in Communication
University of Central Florida

Professor of Strategic Communication
University of Central Florida

Chief Communications Officer and Senior Vice President
American Medical Association (AMA)

Chief Communications Officer
Markel

Associate Vice President for Marketing & Communications
University of Georgia

Carolyn Caudell Tieger Professor of Public Affairs Communication
Grady College of Journalism & Mass Communication, University of Georgia

Senior Principal Program Lead, Crisis Communications and International
Chick-fil-A, Inc.

Director, Public Affairs
Cox Communications

Global Public Affairs, Communications & Sustainability Senior Director
Campari Group, Italy

Associate Professor in Corporate Communication
Ghent University, Belgium

Professor in Strategic Communication
Lund University, Sweden

Professor, Department of Management
Aarhus University, Denmark

Senior VP, Communications, Public Affairs and Sustainability
VR Group, Finland

Sr. Director Corporate Communications
Edelman, Netherlands

Professor, Department of Media and Communication
University of Oslo, Norway

Professor, Department of Management
Aarhus University, Denmark

Head of External Communications & Government Affairs
Piaggio Aerospace, Italy

Associate Professor of Management
IULM University in Milan, Italy

Professor for Media Management and Journalism
Macromedia University of Applied Sciences in Cologne, Germany

Head of Corporate Communication
Silkeborg Kommune, Denmark

Director of Communications
Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency, MSB, Sweden

Professor of Communication Management (Practice) at the Lee Kong Chian School of Business; Associate Dean (Partnerships & Engagement) as well as Academic Director, MSc in Communication Management
Singapore Management University, Singapore

Managing Partner
Akkanto, Belgium

Global Head of Internal Communications and Engagement
TUI, Germany

Managing Director
Conducttr Germany GmbH, Germany

Executive Chairman of the Board; Consultant
Tekir Oy, Finland

Senior Researcher (Associate Professor) in Risk and Crisis Communication
Technische Universität Ilmenau, Germany

Professor of Corporate Communication; Head of Corporate Communication Discipline
University of Jyväskylä, Finland

Senior Director of Public Affairs & Communication
Corbion, Netherlands

Associate Professor, Department of Media and Communication
Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands

Manager for international cooperation, European Integrations and communications
Medicines and Medical Devices Agency of Serbia, Serbia

Department Head, Department of Insurance, Legal Studies and Real Estate
Terry College of Business, UGA

Lecturer, Legal Studies
Terry College of Business, UGA

Crisis & Emergency Risk Communication Consultant. Vice President, International Association of Risk & Crisis Communication (IARCC).

Prof. Dr. Yang/Alice Cheng is a tenured associate professor in the Department of Communication and an adjunct professor at the Poole College of Management, NCSU.

Jason Anthoine (ABJ ’89) is the Managing Founder and Head Honcho of Audacity, a consultancy that helps companies inform, involve and inspire their employees.

Silvia Ravazzani (PhD) is Associate Professor of Management at the Department of Business LECB “Carlo A. Ricciardi”, Università IULM, Italy.

Matthew R. Auer is Dean and Arch Professor of Public and International Affairs at the School of Public and International Affairs, University of Georgia (UGA). Prior to his appointment at UGA, Auer served as Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine.