Members Attend Free: MACo’s Social Media Symposium

This Thursday, MACo will be holding an all-day symposium on social media practices that is free for all county staff.  The symposium will feature presentations by social media experts, and a panel sharing Maryland counties’ best practices in social media.  The symposium will be held on Thursday, June 6 from 9:30-3pm at the North Laurel Community Center, 9411 Whiskey Bottom Rd, Laurel, MD 20723.

Presenters include:

How to Integrate New Media, Tools and Techniques into your Public Outreach Plan

  • Sandy Evans Levine, President of Advice Unlimited LLC, a Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB) public outreach/strategic communications firm serving government organizations and companies selling to the government, based in the Washington DC metro area

County Best Practices for Social Media panelists include

  • Clay Stamp, Director, Talbot County Department of Emergency Services
  • Samantha O’Neill, Special Assistant and Social Media Manager, Howard County
  • Chris Tassa, Network Administrator and Webmaster, Calvert County Health Department
  • Jeremy Kortright, Recreation Superintendent, Frederick County Parks & Recreation

Content-First Messaging for Maximum Reach #MakeItCount

  • Nick Alexopulos, Media Relations Manager, Loyola University

View the brochure for more info. Space is filling up – register today!