Why attend and what to expect at The Social Media Strategies Summit for First Responders for its annual virtual event on April 10-11, 2024

Joseph joined Nextdoor in May 2014 and serves as Global Public Agency & Disaster Preparedness & Response Lead. In his role, Joseph manages local, state, and federal relationships and Crisis Response in the US and Canada. He also serves as an internal partner to global public agency teams and country managers.

Before joining Nextdoor, Joseph established the Community Engagement consulting practice at GovDelivery (now Granicus) and created and managed National Preparedness Community (Community.FEMA.gov) on behalf of FEMA. Joseph also served as the nation's first Community Engagement Strategist for the Department of Homeland Security and worked for the Boston Police Department.

You can connect with Joseph on Twitter at @JosephPorcelli and Nextdoor at @Nextdoor.

Joseph received a BA in Marketing and Business Management at Saint Michael's College and a Nonprofit Management and Leadership certificate at the Questrom School of Business and com and participated in Havard's National Preparedness Leadership Initiative and serves as a global ambassador for the initiative.