Alyssa Mastromonaco
Encyclopedia
Alyssa Mastromonaco is Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations in the administration of President Barack Obama
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, majoring in French. However, after a stint interning for then-Rep. Bernie Sanders
, she transferred to the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she majored in political science, graduating with a BA in 1998.
's presidential campaign in 2004, and before that was Press Secretary for Congressman Rick Boucher
(VA-9). She has worked for President Obama since February 2005, when she first joined Obama's United States Senate
office as Director of Scheduling. After that, Mastromonaco was named the Political Director for Obama's Political Action Committee, Hopefund, during the 2006 midterm elections. Mastromonaco served as Director of Scheduling and Advance for Barack Obama's presidential campaign beginning at his announcement in February 2007.
On November 25, 2008, Mastromonaco was appointed Director of Scheduling and Advance in the administration of President Barack Obama
. In 2011, she was appointed Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations.
In November 2011, Mastromonaco was included on The New Republic's list of Washington's most powerful, least famous people.
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
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Education
Mastromonaco originally attended the University of VermontUniversity of Vermont
The University of Vermont comprises seven undergraduate schools, an honors college, a graduate college, and a college of medicine. The Honors College does not offer its own degrees; students in the Honors College concurrently enroll in one of the university's seven undergraduate colleges or...
, majoring in French. However, after a stint interning for then-Rep. Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
Bernard "Bernie" Sanders is the junior United States Senator from Vermont. He previously represented Vermont's at-large district in the United States House of Representatives...
, she transferred to the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she majored in political science, graduating with a BA in 1998.
Career
Mastromonaco worked as the Director of Scheduling for Senator John KerryJohn Kerry
John Forbes Kerry is the senior United States Senator from Massachusetts, the 10th most senior U.S. Senator and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He was the presidential nominee of the Democratic Party in the 2004 presidential election, but lost to former President George W...
's presidential campaign in 2004, and before that was Press Secretary for Congressman Rick Boucher
Rick Boucher
Frederick Carlyle "Rick" Boucher is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 1983 until 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party.-Early life, education and career:...
(VA-9). She has worked for President Obama since February 2005, when she first joined Obama's United States Senate
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
office as Director of Scheduling. After that, Mastromonaco was named the Political Director for Obama's Political Action Committee, Hopefund, during the 2006 midterm elections. Mastromonaco served as Director of Scheduling and Advance for Barack Obama's presidential campaign beginning at his announcement in February 2007.
On November 25, 2008, Mastromonaco was appointed Director of Scheduling and Advance in the administration of President Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
. In 2011, she was appointed Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations.
In November 2011, Mastromonaco was included on The New Republic's list of Washington's most powerful, least famous people.