Jackie Judd
Communications Consultant
Jackie Judd is a communications consultant who works with non-profit groups in the fields of health care and human rights. A longtime journalist, Judd previously reported for ABC News, NPR, and the “PBS NewsHour.” Throughout her career, Judd has covered health care and social policy, politics, and major international events. She also spent a decade at the Kaiser Family Foundation focusing on health policy communications and training journalists in countries with emerging AIDS epidemics. Judd has been recognized with many awards, including national Emmys and an Edward R. Murrow Award. She is chair of the board of trustees of the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation and has served as an advisor to other non-profit health care organizations.
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