Deric Gilliard
Author | Historian | Speaker
Deric A. Gilliard retired in 2022, after 25 years as a federal communications lead working for political appointees in the Clinton, Bush, Obama, Trump, and Biden administrations.
Prior to his work as public affairs advisor to the HHS regional directors for the eight southeastern states, Gilliard served as the national communications director for Dr. King’s organization, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
Gilliard also worked in communications for two HBCUs and wrote for USA Today, Time, the Wichita Eagle-Beacon, and was an editor for the Atlanta Daily World. Gilliard is currently working as a consultant to develop a National Park Service monument to honor and memorialize the contributions of the 1961 Freedom Riders.
