Chris Tarantino is a certified Crisis Management Communications Professional. As a graduate of RIT’s Saunders College of Business with a degree in Business Administration - Marketing, he leverages his social media, public information, and emergency management communications expertise to help government and public safety organizations communicate to citizens in times of disaster.

Chris is CEO and lead instructor at Epicenter Media & Training, a crisis/emergency management consulting and training agency with a focus on technology and information/communications management. He has nearly ten years’ experience in emergency response/management. In that time, he has served in a variety of positions in the public- and private-sectors, including roles at the volunteer, local, county, state and federal levels. Chris serves as a Subject Matter Expert and Instructor for the National Disaster Preparedness Training Center. He is also a Digital Communications Specialist for FEMA, the Vice-Chair of the International Association of Emergency Managers' Emerging Technology Caucus, he serves locally as a volunteer Firefighter/EMT, Hazardous Materials Technician and a Rescue Specialist with the Monroe County (NY) Special Operations Unit, and he is a Public Information Officer on the New York State Incident Management Team.