About Us

Diskey Public Affairs

DPA has more than three decades of experience in public affairs and government relations. Over the years, we have served more than 100 clients including multinational corporations, startup enterprises, trade associations, not-for-profit organizations, and more than a dozen federal and state agencies. We have created and implemented national communications and government relations campaigns, served as lead consultant and editor of three White House commission reports, conducted multi-year media relations initiatives, crafted winning messages, and provided strategic direction on a wide range of policy issues.

We bring senior-level expertise and experience to every project at a fraction of the cost of many public affairs firms. 

Principal

Jay A. Diskey

Over the course of his career Jay Diskey has served in a number of senior roles in public affairs, communications, and government relations. For many years he served as executive director of the Association of American Publishers' education division. Earlier experience includes:

• Director of Communications, U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and the Workforce.

• Vice President, Hager Sharp (a Washington-based public relations firm).

• Special Assistant to the U.S. Secretary of Education.

• Special Assistant to the President, University of Tennessee.

• Reporter, Knoxville News-Sentinel.