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Displaying salaries for time period: 10/01/20 - 03/31/21

Full salary listings

Payee Name	Start date	End date	Salary Title	Amount	Notes	PDF
Payee Name Nasrina Bargzie	Start Date 02/10/21	End Date 03/31/21 †	Salary Title Associate Counsel	Amount $12,750.03	Notes † Employed from Feb 10
Payee Name Yael Shoshanna Belkind	Start Date 01/20/21	End Date 03/31/21 †	Salary Title Assistant to the Chief of Staff	Amount $15,777.76	Notes † Employed from Jan 20
Payee Name Megha C. Bhattacharya	Start Date 02/23/21	End Date 03/31/21 †	Salary Title Press Assistant	Amount $5,066.66	Notes † Employed from Feb 23
Payee Name Marguerite T. Biagi	Start Date 01/20/21	End Date 03/31/21 †	Salary Title Scheduler	Amount $15,777.76	Notes † Employed from Jan 20
Payee Name Benjamin Bruce Cantrell (Ben)	Start Date 10/01/20	End Date 01/19/21 †	Salary Title Deputy Legislative Affairs Director	Amount $33,305.53	Notes † Employed to Jan 19
Payee Name Douglas S. Carlson (Doug)	Start Date 10/01/20	End Date 01/19/21 †	Salary Title Correspondence Director	Amount $22,708.33	Notes † Employed to Jan 19
Payee Name Brittany N. Carmon (Britt)	Start Date 02/11/21	End Date 03/31/21 †	Salary Title Associate Legislative Affairs Director	Amount $8,680.53	Notes † Employed from Feb 11
Payee Name Benjamin P. Crosby	Start Date 10/01/20	End Date 01/19/21 †	Salary Title Administrative and Finance Coordinator	Amount $12,111.07	Notes † Employed to Jan 19
Payee Name Cary Lani Czarniecki (Lani)	Start Date 10/01/20	End Date 01/19/21 †	Salary Title External Operations Director	Amount $34,138.15	Notes † Employed to Jan 19
Payee Name Michael D. deForest	Start Date 03/08/21	End Date 03/31/21 †	Salary Title Operations Coordinator	Amount $3,066.66	Notes † Employed from Mar 8
Payee Name Kaitlin E. Denney	Start Date 02/08/21	End Date 03/31/21 †	Salary Title Associate Director/Staff Secretary	Amount $9,201.37	Notes † Employed from Feb 8
Payee Name Halee L. Dobbins	Start Date 10/01/20	End Date 01/19/21 †	Salary Title Press Aide to the Second Lady	Amount $13,625.00	Notes † Employed to Jan 19
Payee Name Sara L. Egeland	Start Date 10/01/20	End Date 01/19/21 †	Salary Title Policy Director to the Second Lady	Amount $30,277.73	Notes † Employed to Jan 19
Payee Name Edgar A. Estrada	Start Date 01/20/21	End Date 03/31/21 †	Salary Title Associate Special Projects Director/Special Assistant to the Second Gentleman	Amount $12,326.35	Notes † Employed from Jan 20
Payee Name Halle Madison Ewing	Start Date 02/16/21	End Date 03/31/21 †	Salary Title Legislative Assistant	Amount $6,000.00	Notes † Employed from Feb 16
Payee Name Grace C. Farmer	Start Date 10/01/20	End Date 01/02/21 †	Salary Title Assistant Scheduler	Amount $12,138.85	Notes † Employed to Jan 2
Payee Name Caroline E. Frattaroli	Start Date 10/01/20	End Date 01/19/21 †	Salary Title Associate Research Director/Press Assistant	Amount $25,736.07	Notes † Employed to Jan 19
Payee Name Michael C. George	Start Date 01/20/21	End Date 03/31/21 †	Salary Title Policy Adviser	Amount $15,777.76	Notes † Employed from Jan 20
Payee Name Sarah Nadia Gouda	Start Date 03/08/21	End Date 03/31/21 †	Salary Title Deputy Speechwriting Director	Amount $5,111.10	Notes † Employed from Mar 8
Payee Name Joye M. Harrison	Start Date 10/01/20	End Date 01/19/21 †	Salary Title Staff Assistant	Amount $16,652.73	Notes † Employed to Jan 19
Payee Name Lindsay Baker Hayes	Start Date 03/08/21	End Date 03/31/21 †	Salary Title Scheduling Director	Amount $6,388.87	Notes † Employed from Mar 8
Payee Name Christopher Michael Hodgson (Chris)	Start Date 10/01/20	End Date 01/19/21 †	Salary Title House Deputy Legislative Affairs Director	Amount $39,361.07	Notes † Employed to Jan 19
Payee Name Savannah M. Holsten	Start Date 10/01/20	End Date 01/19/21 †	Salary Title Trip Coordinator	Amount $19,680.53	Notes † Employed to Jan 19
Payee Name Isaac David Irby (Ike)	Start Date 01/20/21	End Date 03/31/21 †	Salary Title Senior Policy Adviser	Amount $15,777.76	Notes † Employed from Jan 20
Payee Name Brent Alexander Johnson	Start Date 01/25/21	End Date 03/26/21 †	Salary Title Deputy Advance and Operations Director	Amount $13,777.76	Notes † Employed from Jan 25 to Mar 26
Payee Name Rajan Kaur	Start Date 02/18/21	End Date 03/31/21 †	Salary Title Deputy Digital Director	Amount $9,555.54	Notes † Employed from Feb 18
Payee Name Claire Thomas Keeler	Start Date 10/01/20	End Date 01/19/21 †	Salary Title Executive Assistant to the Chief of Staff to the Vice President	Amount $13,625.00	Notes † Employed to Jan 19
Payee Name Jamison C. Lachine (Jamie)	Start Date 10/01/20	End Date 01/19/21 †	Salary Title Photo Editor	Amount $17,561.07	Notes † Employed to Jan 19
Payee Name Emily Victoria Lair	Start Date 10/01/20	End Date 01/19/21 †	Salary Title Scheduling Director to the Second Lady	Amount $18,166.66	Notes † Employed to Jan 19
Payee Name Emily R. Langner	Start Date 01/20/21	End Date 03/31/21 †	Salary Title Staff Secretary, Office of the Vice President	Amount $19,722.19	Notes † Employed from Jan 20
Payee Name Hannah A. Lankford	Start Date 10/01/20	End Date 01/19/21 †	Salary Title Legislative Affairs Executive Assistant	Amount $18,166.66	Notes † Employed to Jan 19
Payee Name Jacob M. Lasky (Jake)	Start Date 10/01/20	End Date 01/19/21 †	Salary Title Trip Coordinator	Amount $14,836.07	Notes † Employed to Jan 19
Payee Name Kristine Joy Lucius	Start Date 01/20/21	End Date 03/31/21 †	Salary Title Legislative Affairs Director	Amount $31,555.52	Notes † Employed from Jan 20
Payee Name John Tyler Lykins (Tyler)	Start Date 01/21/21	End Date 03/31/21 †	Salary Title Deputy Research Director	Amount $14,097.20	Notes † Employed from Jan 21
Payee Name Stephen C. May	Start Date 10/01/20	End Date 01/19/21 †	Salary Title Trip Coordinator	Amount $16,652.73	Notes † Employed to Jan 19
Payee Name Deanne Brigette Millison	Start Date 01/20/21	End Date 03/31/21 †	Salary Title Deputy Policy Director	Amount $19,722.19	Notes † Employed from Jan 20
Payee Name Rachel E. Palermo	Start Date 01/20/21	End Date 03/31/21 †	Salary Title Assistant Press Secretary	Amount $9,466.66	Notes † Employed from Jan 20
Payee Name Devin R. Petricca	Start Date 10/01/20	End Date 01/19/21 †	Salary Title Legal Assistant	Amount $18,166.66	Notes † Employed to Jan 19
Payee Name Phillip Reece Pinegar	Start Date 10/01/20	End Date 01/19/21 †	Salary Title Deputy Administrative Director	Amount $20,588.86	Notes † Employed to Jan 19
Payee Name Stephen M. Pinkos (Steve)	Start Date 10/01/20	End Date 01/19/21 †	Salary Title Deputy Adviser, National Security, to the Vice President	Amount $48,444.40	Notes † Employed to Jan 19
Payee Name Robert Aloysius Placek III (Rob)	Start Date 10/01/20	End Date 01/19/21 †	Salary Title Deputy Press Advance Director	Amount $24,222.19	Notes † Employed to Jan 19
Payee Name Elizabeth Ivey Purcell (Liza)	Start Date 01/20/21	End Date 03/31/21 †	Salary Title Deputy Scheduling Director, Office of the Second Gentleman	Amount $15,777.76	Notes † Employed from Jan 20]
Payee Name Steven I. Richardson	Start Date 10/01/20	End Date 01/19/21 †	Salary Title Deputy Administrative Director	Amount $21,194.40	Notes † Employed to Jan 19
Payee Name Ricardo Brandon Rios (Brandon)	Start Date 02/22/21	End Date 03/31/21 †	Salary Title Associate Counsel	Amount $9,750.00	Notes † Employed from Feb 22
Payee Name Thomas A. Rose (Tom)	Start Date 10/01/20	End Date 01/19/21 †	Salary Title Chief Strategist	Amount $30,277.73	Notes † Employed to Jan 19
Payee Name Samantha V. Schwab	Start Date 10/01/20	End Date 01/19/21 †	Salary Title Communications Aide	Amount $21,194.40	Notes † Employed to Jan 19
Payee Name Jacob S. Settle (Jake)	Start Date 10/01/20	End Date 01/19/21 †	Salary Title Correspondent to the Vice President	Amount $13,625.00	Notes † Employed to Jan 19
Payee Name Matthew J. Sheehan	Start Date 10/01/20	End Date 01/19/21 †	Salary Title Deputy Counsel to the Vice President	Amount $40,875.00	Notes † Employed to Jan 19
Payee Name Brianna C. Sims	Start Date 10/01/20	End Date 12/14/20	Salary Title Associate External Affairs Director	Amount $9,866.66	Notes
Payee Name Sabrina Singh	Start Date 01/20/21	End Date 03/31/21 †	Salary Title Deputy Press Secretary	Amount $19,722.19	Notes † Employed from Jan 20
Payee Name Rukku Singla	Start Date 02/12/21	End Date 03/31/21 †	Salary Title Deputy Policy Director, Office of the Second Gentleman	Amount $10,888.87	Notes † Employed from Feb 12
Payee Name Natalie J. Swan	Start Date 10/01/20	End Date 01/19/21 †	Salary Title Advance Director to the Second Lady	Amount $25,736.07	Notes † Employed to Jan 19
Payee Name Sara Edwards Sylvester	Start Date 10/01/20	End Date 01/19/21 †	Salary Title Deputy Scheduling Director	Amount $31,791.67	Notes † Employed to Jan 19
Payee Name Joel D. Troutman	Start Date 10/01/20	End Date 01/19/21 †	Salary Title Policy Adviser	Amount $18,166.66	Notes † Employed to Jan 19
Payee Name Andy Vargas	Start Date 01/20/21	End Date 03/31/21 †	Salary Title Associate Operations Director	Amount $12,326.35	Notes † Employed from Jan 20
Payee Name Peter T. Velz	Start Date 01/20/21	End Date 03/31/21 †	Salary Title Press Operations Director	Amount $15,777.76	Notes † Employed from Jan 20
Payee Name Jonah T. Wainwright	Start Date 10/01/20	End Date 01/19/21 †	Salary Title Operations Assistant	Amount $27,250.00	Notes † Employed to Jan 19
Payee Name Silas Woods III	Start Date 02/17/21	End Date 03/31/21 †	Salary Title Vetting Researcher	Amount $6,416.66	Notes † Employed from Feb 17
Payee Name Elise Christine Zappia	Start Date 10/01/20	End Date 01/19/21 †	Salary Title Press Assistant	Amount $14,381.90	Notes † Employed to Jan 19
Payee Name Herbert M. Ziskend (Herbie)	Start Date 01/20/21	End Date 03/31/21 †	Salary Title Deputy Communications Director	Amount $19,722.19	Notes † Employed from Jan 20

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