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Jackie Norris | |
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Chief of Staff to the First Lady of the United States | |
In office 2009 –before 2011 | |
President | Barack Obama |
First Lady | Michelle Obama |
Preceded by | Anita McBride |
Succeeded by | Susan Sher |
Personal details | |
Born | Ossining,New York,U.S. |
Education | State University of New York at Geneseo Iowa State University |
Jackie Norris (born 1970) is an American political aide,educator and corporate strategist in the United States. She was anassistant to U.S. president Barack Obama and Chief of Staff to the First Lady of the United States,Michelle Obama. Norris is the current President and Owner of SPPG (State Public Policy Group) in West Des Moines,Iowa. [1] She previously was the CEO and president of Goodwill of Central Iowa. [2]
Norris was born in Ossining,New York,and earned a degree in political science from the State University of New York at Geneseo in 1992. [3] She received her secondary teaching certification in 2001 from Iowa State University and a master's degree in political science from Iowa State University [4] in 2008.
Norris began her career in the office of Congresswoman Louise M. Slaughter (D-NY) in 1992. She later was Vice President Al Gore’s scheduler and events planner and as Director of Scheduling and Advance for HUD Secretary Andrew Cuomo. In 1998,Norris was finance director for Governor Tom Vilsack’s gubernatorial campaign in Iowa and as Iowa state political director on Al Gore's 2000 presidential campaign. [5]
In 2002,Norris became a classroom teacher for history and government at three high schools in Perry,Ames and Johnston,Iowa,after receiving her secondary education teacher certification from Iowa State University. She is the 2005 award recipient of the James Madison Fellowship,which is awarded to individuals with a desire to become outstanding teachers of the American Constitution at the secondary level. Norris recently stepped down from her two-year tenure as an adjunct professor at American University.[ citation needed ]
During the 2008 presidential campaign,Norris was President Barack Obama's Iowa State Director [6] after being his Iowa Senior Advisor during the caucus campaign. Norris was First Lady Michelle Obama's White House Chief of Staff. [7]
Norris later was Senior Advisor to the CEO at the Corporation for National and Community Service,to advance the administration's work on national and community service and support the implementation of the Serve America Act. Norris stepped down as the founding executive director of the Points of Light Corporate Institute before taking up her role as President and CEO of Goodwill of Central Iowa.[ citation needed ] Norris is on the Des Moines School Board. "Des Moines School Board". In 2021, Norris took over as President and Owner of SPPG (State Public Policy Group), a market research and organizational management firm in West Des Moines. "Jackie Norris announced as president and owner of SPPG".[ citation needed ]
Norris is married to John R. Norris, former Commissioner at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and now Minister Counselor to the United States Mission to the United Nations (USUN) in Rome, Italy. Norris has three sons; Hunter, Cole and Sam. [8]
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