“Coming from a newspaper background, I have the ‘inside scoop’ as to what makes the news. I enjoy developing clients as industry experts and ‘go-to’ sources for the media.”

Jessica Lyon, Vice President

Jessica Lyon heads the Connecticut office of Co-Communications and is responsible for generating new business, overseeing the daily aspects of Connecticut accounts, and developing and maintaining strong media relations.

She joined Co-Communications with an extensive newspaper background. Previously employed at Hometown Publications in Shelton, Conn., she started as a general assignment reporter with ten coverage areas. Working her way up to editor of the Hamden Journal and arriving as editor of the Stratford Star, Jessica has also written for the Connecticut Post and College Bound Magazine, among various other publications.

Jessica’s agency experience includes Cubitt, Jacobs & Prosek Communications. She worked as a senior account executive on the Financial Team, servicing accounts ranging from electronic brokerage firms to mortgage lending institutions. She placed her clients in USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Newsday, Investment Dealer's Digest, as well as many other top national newspapers and industry trades.

Jessica filmed and edited an award-winning documentary, “BETA GIRL,” which documented a year-in-the-life of Jennifer Platt, the only female photographer at Connecticut’s News Channel 8. Jessica also volunteers as the Media Chairwoman for the Rett Syndrome Research Foundation and Sara Taccone Foundation for the Arts.

A member of the Society of Professional Journalists, Women in Communications and PRSA, Jessica graduated from Southern Connecticut State University with a Bachelor of Science honors degree in Journalism.