Daniel Dunne
Biography
The majority of his nearly 30-year career with the Federal Bureau of Prisons
(BOP), Daniel Dunne served as a national spokesman for the largest correctional
agency in the country. His public and media relations expertise in the
corrections field has been recognized as playing a key role in the BOP's ability
to successfully meet its unique public and media relations challenges during a
very important time in its history.
When the media came calling, Dan served as the Federal Government's face and
voice before a national audience addressing a wide variety of issues to include
the agency's budget, inmate programs and services, and conditions-of-confinement
for Federal inmates. Additionally, Dan routinely responded to media requests
related to many high-profile cases (e.g., television and multimillionaire
business woman - Martha Stewart); and, a myriad of ad hoc issues related to
significant events at BOP institutions (e.g., assaults, escape attempts, hostage
situations, food strikes, gang issues, suicides, inmate unrest).
Two notable news events where Dan played a central role in developing and
implementing comprehensive media strategies to address an international media
onslaught included the 1991 Federal Correctional Institution (FCI), Talladega,
Alabama, staff hostage crisis involving Cuban detainees, and the 2001 execution
of Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh - the BOP's first execution in over 35
years, with over 1,600 media representatives on-site.
Following his retirement in February 2005, Dan created his own Public and Media
Relations business - DRD Training and Communications. In this role, he continues
to teach Public and Media Relations and Crisis Communications training classes
for various businesses and government agencies.
Additionally, in partnership with Lawrence Ragan Communications (www.ragan.com),
he develops a free monthly eNewsletter titled the "Government Communicators
Insider."
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