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From Radio to City Hall: Erinn Reyes on Public Engagement
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Episode Summary: Erinn Reyes, Director of Communications for the City of Garden City, Kansas, shares insights on municipal communication strategies, crisis management, and building community trust. Discover how her diverse background and recent FBI training shape her approach to transparent, effective public engagement.
Erinn's BIO: Erinn Reyes is the Communications Director for the City of Garden City, where she works at the intersection of municipal government communications and public safety messaging, managing everything from crisis communications to community engagement to citywide information strategies. Erinn is passionate about fostering positive relationships between the local government and the community, advocating for transparency, and promoting a safe, informed environment for all residents and followers, all while adding some humor and good human moments along the way. She has proudly served with the City of Garden City since 2015. Before leading the City’s Communications Department, Erinn also served as the Public Information Officer for the Garden City Police Department.
Erinn earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Mass Communications from
Northwestern Oklahoma State University and is a graduate of the Emergency
Management Institute’s APIO Program (2024) and the FBI-LEEDA’s 177th Media
& Public Relations Course (2023).
In her spare time, Erinn enjoys reading, playing video games, and spending quality
time with her family and friends, her two dogs, and her growing guinea pig farm.
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