Career Cafe- Jocelyn Buckley, Director of Digital Comms, DC Mayor's Office

When: Tuesday, August 25th 2026, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm EDT

Location: Elliott School of International Affairs, GSS Conference Room 603, 1957 E Street Northwest, Washington, D.C

Join Elliott's GSS for the first Career Cafe of the semester (with free coffee/tea/snacks) and great conversation in the GSS Conference Room (Elliott Room 603)! In this casual, open discussion you will meet Elliott alumni, Jocelyn Buckley BA-IA '20, who serves as Digital Director in the Executive Office of District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser, where she leads digital strategy and storytelling for DC. With experience spanning both the public and private sectors, Jocelyn is passionate about crafting clear, impactful narratives that engage residents and stakeholders alike.Learn about her very international role, at the subnational (state/local) level, the growing importance of subnational diplomacy, and what it is like to manage communications for a high-profile and visible leader on the world stage. Grow your network and make valuable connections with our incredible alumni and young professionals! ESIA NO-SHOW POLICYIn order to ensure the effectiveness of the services offered by the Elliott School's Graduate Student Services and maintain professionalism and courtesy between graduate students, alumni, professional staff, and our Employer Partners, the No-Show Policy is in effect for this event. Should you need to cancel your registration, you must log in to Handshake and update your RSVP, or contact our office [email protected] no later than 24 hours before any career event.Handshake Notification RemindersAs part of our support of GW's Event No-Show Policy, we want to remind students of two ways to ensure that they remember events they have registered for in Handshake. Both actions can be accessed from your "Settings & Privacy" areas from the drop-down menu under your name.  Set up your Handshake Profile to receive event remindersAutomatically export Handshake events to your Google calendar Please contact us at [email protected] with any questions and thank you again for registering!