About this episode

The episode revisits a panel discussion on effective communication strategies before, during, and after natural disasters.

On April 8, the National Housing Conference hosted its Solutions for Housing Communications convening at the National Press Club. The event brought together policymakers and affordable housing stakeholders to discuss tangible, impactful, and achievable actions to address the nation's most critical housing policy challenges. In today's episode, we revisit the panel, "Communicating Before, During, and After a Natural Disaster," featuring a discussion on how to communicate clearly and credibly before, during, and after a disaster. Panelists share practical messaging strategies, discuss common communication pitfalls, and offer guidance on reaching residents, policymakers, and the media at each stage of a disaster. Panelists included Marion McFadden, Vice President of Disaster Recovery at IEM; Michael Newman, General Counsel at the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety; Angie Garling, Senior Vice President, National ECE at LIIF; and Jessie Handforth Kome, Director at CohnReznick.

People in this episode

Host: National Housing Conference

Guests: Marion McFadden, Michael Newman, Angie Garling, Jessie Handforth Kome

Topics covered

• natural disaster communication
• housing policy
• disaster recovery
• stakeholder engagement
• messaging strategies

Keywords

• natural disaster
• communication strategies
• housing stakeholders
• policy challenges
• disaster recovery

Mentioned in this episode

Places: National Press Club

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