The City of Emporia has announced the creation of a new role focused on establishing better communication citywide.
In a news release Friday, City Manager Trey Cocking announced the city has created and filled the role of Communications Manager. He tells KVOE News this is a position the city has been looking to create for some time.
Current Lyon County Emergency Communications Center Public Information Coordinator Christine Johnson was selected to fill the role. Johnson brings a number of year’s of experience to the position in media relations, strategic and crisis communications and social media strategy.
Johnson was an integral piece in the development and management of the LCECC website and social media programs which have helped gain the center and the emergency communications profession national attention in recent years.
Cocking says among other responsibilities, Johnson’s main duty will be in helping convey the city’s “why” to the general public.
Johnson will assume her new role effective May, 23. Johnson is declining comment at this time, however, she will be joining KVOE’s Morning Show at 8:20 am Thursday, May 19 to discuss her new appointment.
According to LCECC Director Roxanne Van Gundy a search for a new public information coordinator is not underway at this time.
