Zach Nash, @zachnash, is creative manager for the City of Oklahoma City. His primary responsibilities include www.okc.gov , City Channel 20, graphic design, brand management, writing and gov 2.0 strategies. In addition to his day-to-day roles, Zach also represents the City as a public information officer (PIO) during emergency responses. Since 2009, as a PIO, he has worked alongside emergency responders during multiple floods, wildfires and tornadoes, as well as an ice storms, blizzards and a record hail storm. Nash is a former print journalist, working at both daily and weekly newspapers throughout the state. Prior to joining the City's Public Information and Marketing Department, he worked at the Oklahoma Press Association, a trade organization serving over 200 Oklahoma newspapers. Nash holds a bachelor's degree in mass communication from the University of Central Oklahoma and has a passion for government transparency and photography. In 2010, he was honored by the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management with the Ben Frizzell Memorial Award for his dedication to emergency public information including his use of social media to communicate with the public and media during disasters.