Deesha Dyer
Deesha Dyer | |
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 Deesha Dyer in the Green Room of the White House after the completion of the France State Dinner. | |
| 30th White House Social Secretary | |
| In office April 16, 2015 – January 20, 2017 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Jeremy Bernard |
| Succeeded by | Anna Cristina Niceta Lloyd |
| Deputy White House Social Secretary | |
| In office 2013 – April 16, 2015 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 15, 1978 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Community College of Philadelphia Milton Hershey School |
Deesha Dyer (born 1978) is an American public servant who served as the White House Social Secretary for U.S. President Barack Obama from 2015 to 2017. Dyer also served as Deputy to the previous Social Secretary, Jeremy Bernard. Her White House career began as an intern in the Office of Scheduling and Advance in Fall 2009. She was the Obama administration's fourth social secretary and the second of African-American descent. Before working at the White House she worked as the executive assistant at the Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust and a freelance writer at the Philadelphia Citypaper. She is from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[1][2][3]
Dyer won a 2017 NAACP Image Award for the BET special Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration.[4] She volunteers her time as the Executive Director of Philadelphia-based teen girl travel group, beGirl.world. In 2017, she was signed as a speaker to Outspoken Agency.[5] In 2018, she contributed a chapter to West Wingers: Stories from the Dream Chasers, Change Makers, and Hope Creators Inside the Obama White House recounting her experiences in the Obama White House.[6]
Dyer has been featured in national media outlets including TIME,[7] The New York Times, Elle,[8] Marie Claire,[9] Essence,[10] Vogue, Refinery29,[11] Forbes, The Root,[12] and Washington Post.[13]
References
- ^ "Archives - Philly.com". articles.philly.com. Retrieved August 19, 2017.
- ^ "White House Announces Deesha Dyer as Social Secretary". Whitehouse.gov. April 16, 2015. Retrieved August 19, 2017.
- ^ "Socializing with President Obama's Social Secretary | Magazine | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
- ^ "NAACP Image Awards 2017 Winners: The Complete List". E! Online. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
- ^ "Deesha Dyer". outspoken. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
- ^ West Wingers | PenguinRandomHouse.com.
- ^ "Meet the White House's New Social Secretary". Time. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
- ^ "How I Went from a 31-Year-Old White House Intern To Barack Obama's Social Secretary". ELLE. January 10, 2018. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
- ^ "Inside the Life of New White House Social Secretary Deesha Dyer". Marie Claire. July 27, 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
- ^ "Deesha Dyer Named New White House Social Secretary". Essence.com. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
- ^ "Meet The White House's New Chief Party Planner". Retrieved June 7, 2018.
- ^ Eromosele, Diana Ozemebhoya. "And the New White House Social Secretary Is ... Deesha Dyer". The Root. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
- ^ Thompson, Krissah (May 7, 2015). "How Deesha Dyer, a hip-hop lover from Philly, became social secretary". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
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