Joshua Peltz
COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING EXECUTIVE · CRISIS/EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT · SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR
CLARITY UNDER
PRESSURE
Retired U.S. Army First Sergeant and strategic communications leader who turns complex, high-stakes information into effective decision points.
Twenty years in Explosive Ordnance Disposal operating in the most complex, austere, and high stakes environments, followed by public information, media production, and campaign strategy. I build teams, brief senior leaders, and tell the story of the work.
AT A
GLANCE
BASED
CURRENT
EDUCATION
CLEARANCE
OPEN TO
CLARKSVILLE, TN
COMMUNICATIONS & AERIAL MEDIA SPECIALIST, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR
M.S. - STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP
TS/SCI (Renewable)
EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, PUBLIC AFFAIRS, SECURITY LEADERSHIP ROLES
ABOUT
LEADER, COMMUNICATOR, PROBLEM SOLVER
I'm a retired U.S. Army First Sergeant who specializes in making every team I join better. My work spans emergency response, policy and doctrine, public information, visual media, campaign strategy, and organizational communications. All of it rests on a career where getting the message right was never optional.
Today I lead public information and drone operations for the Montgomery County Highway Department in Tennessee, producing aerial visuals that keep residents informed about the work in their community. I also serve as the department's Emergency Management Coordinator, leading response planning and training so the right information reaches the right people when it matters most.
Before that, I served as Communications Director for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Clarksville, and I bring extensive experience in political campaign management, messaging, and strategy. As a photographer, videographer, and graphic designer, I take projects from concept to finished product.
HOW I APPROACH EVERY BRIEF, CAMPAIGN, OR ASSIGNMENT
Understand the audience, get the facts right, deliver the message with precision, and adapt as the situation demands.
THE LEADER YOU WANT. THE RESULTS YOU NEED
ABOUT
TWO DISCIPLINES, ONE STANDARD
I bring an operator's judgment and discipline to every effort. I’ve led in places where a wrong decision costs lives, and in rooms where the wrong message costs trust. Both taught me to prepare relentlessly, decide with confidence, and communicate without error.
TRACK ONE
COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING
Messaging, media, and public information for public agencies, nonprofits, and campaigns.
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Public information and community engagement for county government
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Crisis and emergency communications planning
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Campaign management, messaging, and political strategy
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Working relationships with federal, state, and local elected officials and staff
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FAA-compliant drone operations, photography, video, and graphic design
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Executive briefings and persuasive funding justifications
TRACK TWO
NATIONAL SECURITY & CRISIS MANAGEMENT
Emergency response, training, and interagency coordination. Operational and advisory experience from the tactical to the National Policy level.
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Master EOD Technician with more than 1,300 IEDs defeated/exploited
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Interagency coordination under the FEMA response framework
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Nuclear and radiological incident response instruction
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Training program design for 3,000 joint service members
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Counter-WMD advising to a two-star commanding general
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National security briefings and policy writing at the strategic and executive level
