Darrell S. Pressley is the Deputy Chief of Staff at the Department of General Services (DGS). Darrell is a seasoned spokesperson, public relations executive and crisis communicator with 25 years of experience in journalism and communications. He is the former Public Affairs Specialist and School Improvement Team (SIT) Coordinator in the Office of Legislative Affairs and Communications at DGS, and the former Director of Communications for the Office of Public Education Facilities Modernization (OPEFM), which merged with the Department of Real Estate Services (DRES) in October 2011 to form DGS.

Before serving in the District of Columbia, Darrell was the Chief Communications Officer for Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS). As Deputy Director in the Office of Communications and Public Affairs at the Maryland Judiciary, Darrell served as the spokesperson and speechwriter for retired Chief Judge Robert M. Bell of the Maryland Court of Appeals.

Darrell is also an award-winning journalist and public relations executive who has served as a director of public relations at the Massachusetts Department of Education (DOE), and the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR). He is also the former Director of Media Communications for Michigan State University, a former Senior Account Executive for a regional public relations firm in Michigan, and has worked as a general assignment, police, and education reporter at the Jackson Citizen Patriot (Jackson, Michigan), The Oakland Press (Pontiac, Michigan), Cincinnati Enquirer, and Boston Herald newspapers.