Kristina Barrett is a public affairs specialist in the Media Relations Branch of the U.S. Census Bureau’s Public Information Office. The Public Information Office is responsible for developing messaging for the Census Bureau, and for keeping the media, employees and the public informed of Census Bureau surveys, censuses and programs.

Barrett joined the Census Bureau in 2016 as part of the build-up to the 2020 Census. Prior to this, she served in the U.S. Air Force as a Master Sergeant in the Public Affairs career field before retiring in 2015.