• Scott Sobel
• Ufuoma Otu
• Kipp Lanham
• Conor Runge
• Robert Deigh
• Pat Philbin
• Stephanie Christopulos
• Irene Maslowski
• Bill Outlaw
• Peggy Keegan
• Shira Miller
• Paula DePasquale
• Joe Pan and Lang/Pan/Chan
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Pat Philbin

Pat Philbin has an extensive background in organizational and business development and transformation; change management initiatives and innovative leadership with top-level, senior officials and company executives, including crisis communication, media relations, employee communications, reputation management, and strategic planning.

He has executive level experience in leading, managing large scale, high-profile crisis events, including, but not limited to, loss of the space shuttle Challenger in the mid-1980s, oil and natural disasters in the Gulf of Mexico in the late 1980s, mass migrations of Haitians/Cubans in the early 1990s, the loss of TWA Flight 800 and Alaska Air, the loss of JFK, Jr.’s aircraft off of Martha’s Vineyard, and dozens of contentious and complex business and legislative issues associated with FEMA’s transformation following Hurricane Katrina. Pat served for more than 21 years in the U.S. Coast Guard, retiring as Chief of Public Affairs in 2004. He currently serves as a Member of Homeland Security Outlook’s Advisory Board (www.hsoutlook.com).

Pat has also served as Senior Vice President of PIER Systems, a technology-focused crisis communication company (2007-2008); Director, Office of External Affairs for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (2006-2007); and as a Technical Director/Program Manager for Anteon Corporation (now General Dynamics Information Technology) (2005-2006).

Pat’s experience in a wide range of scenario-based planning projects, program management and strategic communication has resulted in significant organizational improvements and cost savings/avoidance in such organizations as the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency and U.S. Coast Guard, and the Department of Defense’s Business Transformation Agency.

He holds a doctorate in Communication from the University of Maryland, a Master of Science in Public Relations from Syracuse University, and a Bachelor of Science in Government from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. He is a member of the Project Management Institute (PMI) and a certified Project Management Professional (PMP). Pat also holds an Accreditation in Public Relations (APR) and is a member of the Public Relations Society of America.