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Lindsay Reynolds
American event planner From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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Early life
Reynolds is a native of Cincinnati, Ohio.[3][4][5]
Career
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]
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Personal life
Reynolds is the daughter-in-law of Republican fundraiser and former ambassador Mercer Reynolds.[16]
References
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