Former Director of External Affairs for FEMA, John "Pat" Philbin goes On the Record...Online with Eric Schwartzman about his role in the notorious "Fake Press Conference" regarding the 2007 California wildfires, about dealing with the fallout of bad PR, and about overcoming negative bias with both the media and public.  Pat Philbin is the Senior Vice President at PIER Systems and the President of Strategic Communication Solutions, LLC. He has an extensive PR background with a focus on Government Relations that includes work with FEMA and the USProtect Corporation.

Chairman Emeritus of Publicis Public Relations and Corporate Communications Group, Lou Capozzi goes On the Record...Online with Eric Schwartzman about his upcoming luncheon keynote at the PRSA International Conference on restoring America’s connections with the world . Lou Capozzi manages Publicis Public Relations and Corporate Communications Group's public relations and corporate communications businesses. He also is president of ICCO, the International Communications Consultants Organization, which represents more than 1,000 firms in 27 countries around the world.

Ethics officer at Ruder Finn, Emmanuel Tchividjian goes On the Record...Online with Eric Schwartzman, in a preview of his session on "ethical dilemmas" at the PRSA International Conference Oct 25-28th in Detroit, MI. Emmanuel Tchividjian has served as the ethics officer at Ruder Finn for a number of years and is also in charge of the new Ruder Finn Ethic Consulting practice.