I am pleased to announce that Jessie Johnston Fahy (School of Law & Straus Institute Alumna, Class of 2011) will serve as our new Director of Alumni Relations. Jessie will begin her new role on Monday, August 18.
Jessie has served as the Executive Director of Christian Legal Aid of Los Angeles (“CLA-LA”) from 2013-14. Before that, she worked as the Clinic Director of CLA-LA and practiced private criminal defense from 2012-13. Jessie met her husband Brian Fahy (School of Law Alumnus, Class of 2009) while serving at a CLA-LA clinic. Both have a deep passion to serve those in great need.
Jessie worked in Pepperdine Law’s admissions office after graduating and greatly enjoyed promoting and working for the school that, as she puts it, “richly enhanced and continues to grow her personal, professional, and spiritual life.”
While at Pepperdine, Jessie participated in the Moot Court Interschool & International Advocacy Teams, served as Vice President of the Student Bar Association, was on the Spiritual Life Advisory Board, and received a CALI Award in Negotiation Theory & Practice. She also taught and continues to teach Bible study to juvenile delinquents at the probation camps in Malibu. Jessie graduated from Arizona State University (Class of 2008), cum laude, with dual degrees in Spanish and Psychology.
Jessie looks forward to bringing the professional skills she has developed since graduation to the school that she loves so much. She is excited to help develop a robust and thriving Alumni program that maximizes the potential of Pepperdine Law alumni, propels graduates into successful careers, and gives back to the legal communities in Los Angeles and across the world.
We look forward to welcoming Jessie to the team in August.
Pepperdine Law Family & Friends 