Procopio served as Director, Media Communications, for the Massachusetts State Police from 2008-2024. He was the Department’s chief spokesperson and public information officer and supervised release of information to media and the public about criminal enforcement, public safety threats, investigative and tactical operations, homeland security, and the department’s mission and administration. He also oversaw the Department’s active social media presence. The first civilian spokesperson in the MSP’s history, he served under seven State Police Colonels and three Massachusetts Governors. Before that, Procopio served as a Vice President for Regan Communications Group, overseeing a team focused on business and non-profit clients, and prior to that as Press Secretary for the Suffolk District Attorney’s Office in Boston. In that position, he served as spokesperson for District Attorneys Ralph Martin and Daniel Conley and provided daily media updates about criminal investigations and prosecutions. He began his career as a newspaper reporter and managing editor of the former Journal-Transcript Newspaper Group throughout Greater Boston. He and his wife, Kathleen, live on the North Shore.