|
Wednesday, September 17, 2003
As part of my job, I regularly read profiles of Capitol Hill staffers. As you'd expect, these folks tend to have similar pedigrees: they come from great schools, were active in campus politics, worked on their bosses' campaigns, etc.
That's why Delta Whitfield's story stood out for me. She's a staff assistant to Mark Dayton, Minnesota's senior senator. Twenty years ago she was a cashier and trainer at Washington National Airport. She put in time at Hecht's, a local department store chain, as well.
She started on the Hill as an elevator operator, which is where she caught the senator's attention. Impressed by her unflaggingly positive attitude and her impressive people skills, he brought her on board as part of his office staff.
Now Ms. Whitfield works alongside the best and the brightest, one of their number. She strikes me as a genuinely impressive individual. Senator Dayton summed it up best. "I think Delta is an ideal person. She has the qualities I’d like to see in every staff member."
Posted @ 10:31 AM
|
|
Am we talking to myselves?
Hosted by
RSS Feed
LINKS
Blogs
'Bred Crumbs
Airy Nothing
The Astroprison Chronicles
The Big DumpTruck
Divers Alarums
Dwelling
FlirtaciousJ
Hutchsu
Insane Troll Logic II
John Popa
Keeping Score
Life of Riley
Living in the Past
Mental Flotsam, Mental Jetsam
Talentedhands
Tickity Tack
The View From Here
Too Much Information
yummy turtle
By The Way...
defective yeti
Fanatical Apathy
Whatever
Peter David
Wil Wheaton (out of order)
Wil Wheaton: In Exile
MetaFilter
Overheard in New York
Non-Blogging Friends
Alan Smale
Becky's Island
Kim Weaver
Wordshapes
Music
Eddie From Ohio
The Chromatics
The Boogie Knights
Theater
Write Club NYC
Media
My IMDb Film Rankings
Cinescape
Comics Book Resources
Comics Continuum
IMDb
TV Tattle
News & Comment
Google News
The Morning News
The New York Times
Urban Legends Reference Pages
The Washington Post
|