David Oates

Dave Oates is a Crisis PR expert with nearly 30 years of experience in the field. He helps organizations repair their brand's reputation in the press and online. Dave can handle any Crisis PR situation and train others to do the same. As a U.S. Navy Public Affairs Officer and a corporate PR professional, he dealt with a broad range of Crisis PR issues. These include mass layoffs, large-scale accidents, product recall, inappropriate acts by executives, and more. Dave Oates has been quoted in several news articles on Crisis PR. They include the Huffington Post, Washington Business Journal, NBC San Diego, and Restaurant Business. He's also authored several Amzaon eBooks on Crisis Communications for particular instances and also produced four LinkedIn learning courses in Crisis Communications. Dave Oates is an Accredited Public Relations (APR) specialist. He received his MBA from San Diego State University and a B.A. degree from the University of Maryland. He is also a Past President of the San Diego Rotary and served as a Lecturing Professor at San Diego State.