Garima Verma named digital director for Jill Biden

NEW YORK: A media strategist, Garima Verma, has been named the digital director for Jill Biden, who will become the First Lady next week.

Making the announcement about Verma and other additions to her staff, President-elect Joe Biden' wife Jill Biden said, "Together, we will work to open the White House in new, inclusive and innovative ways, reflecting more fully the distinct beauty of all our communities, cultures and traditions."

On Jill Biden's staff, Verma will be joining Mala Adiga who was appointed the policy director. The president's spouse has a large staff and an office because of the extensive social life and work on chosen public causes.

One of Jill Biden's causes is helping military service members, their families and ex-servicemembers. That programme will be run through a relaunched Joining Forces, a nationwide effort that had been started by her and former First Lady Michelle Obama.

Jill Biden has said that she will continue teaching English and writing as a professor at the Northern Virginia Community College, making the first First Lady to continue to hold a job outside the White House. She had taught there while she was the Second Lady having maintained an independent career.

Kamala Harris's husband Dough Emhoff — the first man to be the Second Spouse, the title now made gender-neutral — has said that he will give up his job as an entertainment lawyer and instead teach at Georgetown University's law school. (IANS)

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