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Archive for April, 2011

Five Minutes With… David Geddes

This is David Geddes, chair of the Institute for Public Relations Commission on Measurement and Evaluation. Government agencies and public sector organizations face particular challenges in communicating with stakeholder audiences, and in measuring and evaluating their communications. Today I am talking with another David Geddes —yes, it is true—who is Secretary to the Office and Director of Utility Monitoring at the Office of Utilities Regulation in Jamaica. Previously, David was Director of Consumer and Public Affairs at the Office of Utilities Regulation in Jamaica, and before that a print and broadcast journalist. David, tell us about your role and responsibilities as head ...

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