FPRA Gainesville

March Membership Luncheon

Crisis Communications

With Sheriff Sadie Darnell

From ensuring the safety of our community to rumor control, join us as we hear from one of our area’s most tested experts on crisis communication.  Sheriff Sadie Darnell is in her second term with the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office. She is a thirty year veteran of the Gainesville Police Department, having been promoted through the ranks to Police Captain, before retiring and ultimately returning as the agency’s Community Relations Coordinator working, with special needs citizens and victims.

Sheriff Darnell’s most notable service was as the Public Information Officer during the 1990 Gainesville Student Homicides. She has also worked on multiple investigative task forces, including the Serial Murder Task Force, two Church Arson Task Forces and a Serial Rape Task Force, which resulted in the first cross-state DNA match in the nation.

IMPORTANT: To be eligible for a refund, you must cancel your reservation by the registration deadline. The FPRA registration deadline is 12 p.m. on Tuesday the week of the luncheon. The cancellation must be submitted by e-mailing programs director Laura Aguiar.

Directions to Sweetwater Branch Inn: The inn is located six blocks east (away from the University of Florida) of the intersection of University Avenue and Main Street, on the south side of University Avenue.

Parking: Free parking is available in the Kirby Smith parking lot across University Ave. and on surrounding streets. *Do not park in areas reserved for guests of the Inn or in spaces marked as tow-away zones.*

Professional Development Symposium

Save the date for FPRA Gainesville Chapter’s 33^rd Annual Professional Development Symposium!

Annual Conference

Save the date for FPRA’s 74th Annual Conference, Aug. 5-8, 2012 in St. Augustine, Fla.

More details to follow!