COLIN & PEYTON Noteable: Founders of a growing custom menswear shop in a town with a dearth of quality men’s fashion. Even better? The haberdashery employs a high-tech 3-D, white-light body scanner to take exact measurements. Colin’s guilty pleasure: The Hunger Games books Favorite app Spotify Little-known fact: He’s been hospitalized twice in foreign countries after encounters with wild animals Peyton’s charity/ cause: Alex’s Lemonade, in memory of his cousin Guilty pleasure: He enjoys shopping more than his wife
STEPHANIE Noteable: A key leader in the White House’s Office of Public Engagement, this former press secretary to Sen. Ken Salazar and Rep. Linda Sanchez heads the administration’s “Champions of Change” and “Community Leaders Briefing Series” — two programs that bring community DEPUTY DIRECTOR WHITE HOUSE leaders to share their concerns OFFICE OF PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT and innovative ideas with the White House.Valencia has also worked with the Latino community, and on immigration and housing issues for the OPE. She says the biggest challenge of her job is working against the partisan political culture to bring about changes that will improve people’s lives.The best part of her job is bringing people to the White House who may not have otherwise been able to come. New Year’s resolution: Run a half marathon (she’s currently training for the Rock and Roll) Little-known fact: She was head page during former President Bill Clinton’s impeachment trial in the Senate
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MOIRA BAGLEY Communications Director, Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.)
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