Episode #21: Katie Nelson, Public Relations Coordinator, Mountain View Police Department

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Katie is the Social Media + Public Relations Coordinator for the Mountain View Police Department in northern California. Katie specializes in social media management, speaking across the country on social media best practices, crisis communications, and forming positive working relationships between law enforcement and the media.

Before joining MVPD, Katie worked as a public safety reporter for papers including the San Jose Mercury News, the East Bay Times, and the San Francisco Chronicle. Published nationally,  Katie was an award-winning journalist for my breaking news coverage of the Asiana Airlines crash at San Francisco International Airport and my investigative work on the state Department of Social Services led to major legislative reform to protect elderly residents in California.

Find me on Twitter at @katienelson210 and at [email protected].

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