Newsroom Staff: Jamesetta M. Walker

columnist

Office phone: 757-446-2211

Email: jamesetta.walker@pilotonline.com

Jamesetta M. Walker is a columnist who provides commentary on fashion, lifestyle and consumer affairs. She previously was an an assistant city editor who helped oversee coverage of Norfolk and Portsmouth news, including Currents, the community tabloid for Portsmouth. 

Jamesetta also has been an assistant features editor at The Virginian-Pilot. Prior to that position, she was features editor at The Clarion-Ledger in Jackson, Miss., where she also wrote a style column. Additionally, she has worked in fashion and interior decor merchandising, as well as public relations.

Jamesetta earned a B.A. degree in news editorial from Southern University-Baton Rouge and a M.S. in communication from Mississippi College, with additional studies at Wright State University.  She's also been an adjunct communications professor at Jackson State University.

She's a true Deep South gal who hails from Mississippi's Delta and central regions. Jamesetta goes dormant when the temperature falls below 55.  She loves mowing the yard, gardening and designing landscapes; she holds a career studies certificate in landscape design. She's been a lifelong stickler for style and fashion sensibility.  Most days you can spot her wearing purple.