Laath Martin is an award-winning communicator with over 12 years of communications experience. He currently works in the City of Long Beach’s Office of Public Affairs and Communications, supporting the City’s media relations and other communications strategies and providing guidance and training to department staff. He previously worked with the City’s Public Health Emergency Management and Incident Management teams, supporting and developing communications strategies for public health and local emergencies, including a nationally recognized COVID-19 response, as well as mpox, homelessness, a network security incident, and much more.