Dotty Diemer has been an adjunct faculty member at USC Annenberg since 2006. She has taught both graduate and undergraduate courses. She is a seasoned communication professional with more than 35 years of diverse public relations, media relations, advertising, crisis communication and government relations experience in both the private and public sectors.

Diemer is president of DDK Communications, a Southern California-based communication consulting firm offering strategic counsel and program support in strategic communication planning, media and influencer relations, social media, government and community affairs, corporate communication and crisis counseling. She has extensive experience with international companies, having held the top communication position at both Mitsubishi Motors North America and Hyundai Motor America. Diemer also served as senior vice president at the Rogers Group, then one of the West Coast’s largest independent public relations agencies. Diemer started her career on Capitol Hill and then served as a government relations specialist at Northrop Grumman’s corporate headquarters in Los Angeles.

For 15 years, Diemer also taught media relations seminars for the Master of Medical Management program at the USC Marshall School of Business. She has lectured extensively on PR topics and has taught writing seminars for clients and various entities within the University of California system. Diemer earned her master’s degree in intergovernmental management at USC and her bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of California, San Diego.