April 18, 2024

UMW Chooses Alum to Fill Key Communications Role

Amy Jessee ’06 will step into UMW’s Executive Director of University Communications role in June.

Amy Jessee ’06 will step into UMW’s Executive Director of University Communications role in June.

Incoming Executive Director of University Communications Amy Jessee has already mapped out her first days on the job.

As chief communicator for the University of Mary Washington, Jessee will begin by listening – to students, staff, faculty, administrators, alumni, community supporters and others with a stake in telling the university’s stories in the ways that matter most.

When she arrives on campus in late June, she won’t have to start from scratch. Jessee is a 2006 graduate of UMW, where she majored in business administration and English and earned the Colgate W. Darden Jr. Award, bestowed on the undergraduate with the highest grade-point average. She holds a master of arts degree in professional communication from Clemson University. Read more.