Mauricio Orozco is the Public Information Officer, IT Director, and Data Privacy Liaison for South Carolina Commission for Minority Affairs.  He has created several social media campaigns from various National Heritage Months to a Hurricane Guide. He has also led information security and emergency management training and was a keynote speaker at a Hispanic Heritage Month event.

In this episode, Mauricio shares:

• His involvement with Hurricane Andrew and Tropical Storm Allison and how those experiences made him realize a need for improved emergency messaging across different communities
• How he began the process of improving communication with different ethnic populations
• The need to inform and encourage people to get involved in the community
• Emergency messaging and communication with various national and indigenous languages and how to bridge them together
• Current campaigns such as hurricane, tornado, and earthquake preparedness 
• His involvement with Hispanic Heritage Month
• His background in information technology and cyber security and tips
• How his organization handles Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests and the overall process

Mauricio references:

• The PIO Podcast
• Daughters of Smoke and Fire
• Pow Wow Life Podcast
• Falling Water as his next destination of choice​​​​​​​

Also, did you know the taco can be traced back to Turkey? It’s fascinating to learn the origins of many cultures to include food, traditions, and rituals!