MEMA Chief Communications Officer Malary White

MEMA Chief Communications Officer Malary White joined The Extra Mile Podcast to talk about the importance of preparedness as we enter peak hurricane season along with other topics.




  • Show intro, introducing MEMA Chief Communications Officer Malary White - 01:32
  • About the State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) - 02:28
  • What Malary White does at MEMA - 04:32
  • How MEMA approaches peak hurricane season - 07:30
  • On hurricane preparedness - 10:00
  • MEMA resources, including their app  - 12:40
  • Overview of contraflow - 17:12
  • Lessons learned from past events - 19:06
  • Clarifying common MEMA misconceptions - 22:20
  • Hurricane season predictions - 24:16
  • Favorite place(s) to eat - 27:38
  • Favorite music and concert - 28:26
  • Favorite summer travel spots - 29:52
  • Show outro - 31:47
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