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Emily Heisig

Emily Heisig joined the New England Council in June 2010 as the Vice President of Communications. Prior to joining the Council, Emily served as the Director of Communications to Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley for three and a half years. In this capacity, she served as the chief on-the-record spokesperson for one of the most active Attorney General’s Offices in the nation. During her time in the office, she handled media relations and other public communications on a wide range of issues and initiatives, including the subprime lending crisis, commercial and residential energy costs, cybersecurity, health care cost containment, civil rights, and environmental protection.

Prior to joining the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office, Emily served as the Press Secretary in the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office for over five years. During her tenure in the District Attorney’s Office, Emily oversaw media relations for a number of high profile cases, including homicide and child abuse cases that garnered national and international media attention. In 2006, she stepped down from her position in the District Attorney’s office for several months to serve as the Director of Communications on Coakley’s campaign staff.