Mary Jo Flynn, MS, CEM

Mary Jo Flynn-Nevins is the recipient of the 2018 Top Advocate for Social Media in Government award from the Government Social Media Organization. Currently, as an Emergency Operations Coordinator for the Sacramento County Office of Emergency Services, she is responsible for: training, exercises, planning coordination, technology, and social media. She started her Emergency Management career in 2007 where she served as the Emergency Management Assistant Director for the Anaheim Fire & Rescue Department until 2015. Mary Jo has a MS from CSU Long Beach in Recreation Administration, a BA from CSU Fullerton in English Literature and is a trainer with the California Specialized Training Institute (CSTI) and the National Disaster Preparedness Training Center (NDPTC) and offers advanced level training in areas of public alert and warning, social media and emergency organization and management. She currently holds a Certified Emergency Manager (CEM) credential through the International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM) and is the Past Chair of the Emerging Technology Caucus and DHS, Science and Technology Directorate (S&T), Social Media Working Group for Emergency Services and Disaster Management (SMWG). Most recently she served on the DHS, S&T, Alert, Warning and Notifications Working Group. When not spending her time in Emergency Management, Mary Jo enjoys the mountains of the high Sierra, tennis, swimming, and golf. As a volunteer with the Red Cross for over 20 years, she is an advocate of everyone learning how to swim, and training in CPR, First Aid and Stop the Bleed.