Lindsay Reynolds, Chief of Staff for First Lady Melania Trump, is a former third grade school teacher.

Many times an excellent educator may find a second career in politics, and on occasion this career may even lead to the White House. This is true of Lindsay Reynolds, a former third grade teacher from Cincinnati, Ohio, who is currently serving as the Chief of Staff for First Lady Melania Trump.

Before her appointment to her current position in 2017, Lindsay served as the Associate Director of the White House Visitors Office under President George W. Bush. She had been in that position since 2004. It was the former educator’s 14 years of experience in political fundraising, event management, and logistical expertise that makes her a great choice for Chief of Staff.

Lindsay’s foray into politics is an outgrowth of her experimentation as an event planner. As the story goes, she was on summer vacation from her job as a third grade teacher at St. Vivian School in Finneytown, Ohio, when her in-laws asked if she would help plan a little get together at their house. The get-together turned out to be a fundraiser for former First Lady Laura Bush. The party was a smash, and before long President and Laura Bush were scheduling so many events for Lindsay that she had to take a leave of absence from her classroom. The rest is, as they say, Washington DC history.