Hellish Recession

Michelle Obama's Staff:

$172,200 – Sher, Susan (Chief of Staff)$140,000 – Frye, Jocelyn C. (Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Policy and Projects for the First Lady)$113,000 – Rogers, Desiree G. (Special Assistant to the President and White House Social Secretary)$102,000 – Johnston, Camille Y. (Special Assistant to the President and Director of Communications for the First Lady)Winter, Melissa E. (Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff to the First Lady)$90,000 – Medina, David S. (Deputy Chief of Staff to the First Lady)$84,000 – Lelyveld, Catherine M. (Director and Press Secretary to the First Lady)$75,000 – Starkey, Frances M. (Director of Scheduling and Advance for the First Lady)$70,000 – Sanders, Trooper (Deputy Director of Policy and Projects for the First Lady)$65,000 – Burnough, Erinn J. (Deputy Director and Deputy Social Secretary)Reinstein, Joseph B. (Deputy Director and Deputy Social Director)$62,000 – Goodman, Jennifer R. (Deputy Director of Scheduling and Events Coordination for the First Lady)$60,000 – Fitts, Alan O. (Deputy Director of Advance and Trip Director for the First Lady)Lewis, Dana M. (Special Assistant and Personal Aide to the First Lady)$52,500 – Mustaphi, Semonti M. (Associate Director and Deputy Press Secretary to the First Lady)$50,000 – Jarvis, Kristen E. (Special Assistant for Scheduling and Traveling Aide to the First Lady)$45,000 – Lechtenberg, Tyler A. (Associate Director of Correspondence for the First Lady)Tubman, Samantha (Deputy Associate Director, Social Office)$40,000 – Boswell, Joseph J. (Executive Assistant to the Chief of Staff to the First Lady)$36,000 – Armbruster, Sally M. (Staff Assistant to the Social Secretary)Bookey, Natalie (Staff Assistant)Jackson, Deilia A. (Deputy Associate Director of Correspondence for the First Lady)

In case you're wondering, it adds up to $1.25 million each year. [Excluding benefits.]

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