Jessie Diamond serves as a Public Affairs and Communications Strategist. In this position, she contributes to NACDL’s social media channels, the Daily Criminal Justice Briefing as well as other electronic communications, and a vast array of written, audio, and video content, among other public affairs and communications roles.
Jessie holds a master's degree in public relations from Emerson College. Her studies focused on political communication, content development, and messaging strategy. Prior to graduate school, she served as a policy associate for an education policy coalition, where she led advocacy projects to increase congressional funding for global education programs. She previously worked at the American Association for Justice, coordinating membership groups for trial attorneys. Jessie received a bachelor's degree in international studies from Trinity University in 2013.
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