As social secretary, I was responsible for putting together all the events that the President and the First Lady host.

I was in the White House for a year and a half. Up to that point, all my jobs had been very unglamorous.

Johnson Publishing offered me an opportunity to build back iconic brands like Ebony and Jet magazines.

I love bringing people together. I think that the environment is so important in terms of what kind of relationships you might be able to create, how people get to know each other.

I'm a business person at heart.

How can we salute - encourage the American spirit? That means many different things to many different people.

As social secretary, I was responsible for putting together all the events that the President and the First Lady host.