Lindsay Reynolds | |
|---|---|
| Chief of Staff to the First Lady of the United States | |
| In office February 1, 2017 –April 7, 2020 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Tina Tchen |
| Succeeded by | Stephanie Grisham |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Cincinnati,Ohio,U.S. |
Lindsay Reynolds is an American event planner and government employee who served as the chief of staff of First Lady of the United States Melania Trump. [1] [2] She previously worked as associate director of the White House Visitors Office under President George W. Bush.
Reynolds is a native of Cincinnati,Ohio. [3] [4] [5]
Reynold worked as a third grade teacher in Cincinnati,Ohio before joining the Bush Administration in 2004 to work in the Visitors Office. [6] After leaving the Bush Administration,Reynolds established her own event planning business. [7] She also worked for Senator Rob Portman. [8]
Reynolds was named as Melania Trump's chief of staff in February 2017,an unusually late hiring announcement for the key role. [9]
During Reynolds' tenure as chief of staff to the First Lady,a staffer in the First Lady's office was reportedly fired for having an account on a gay dating app. [10] In 2018,Reynolds reportedly argued against Melania Trump's desire to send mirrors to children she visited in Africa. [11]
Reynolds played a role in hiring Anthony Ornato to be Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations in 2019. [12]
On April 7,2020,First Lady Melania Trump announced that Reynolds had resigned as Chief of Staff "to spend time with her family" [13] and that Stephanie Grisham would immediately replace her in the role. [14]
In 2023,Reynolds was named to the Board of Directors of the National First Ladies Library. [15]
Reynolds is the daughter-in-law of Republican fundraiser and former ambassador Mercer Reynolds. [16]
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