Annabeth Schott was a producer for The Taylor Reid Show who later accepted a job at the White House as Deputy Press Secretary after C.J. Cregg's promotion to Chief of Staff. She would later participate in the Santos campaign and Santos administration.
Career[]
Schott worked as a media consultant before coming to work in the West Wing. Donna Moss and Toby Ziegler were conducting interviews for the Press Secretary post that C.J. Cregg had recently vacated to become White House Chief of Staff. Schott never become the official Press Secretary but continued as a Deputy Press Secretary while the White House Communications Director briefed from the podium.
In the season finale of Season 6, Schott helped Leo McGarry coordinate the Democratic National Convention. She joined the campaign staff of Congressman Matt Santos and often worked with Leo as the nominee for vice president. She found Leo dead on election night.
Resume[]
EDUCATION
- Barwood High School - graduated valedictorian
- University of Maryland - Bachelor's Degree in Art History
- Georgetown University - Associate Degree in Political Science
CAREER
- Secretary to the President of Cultural Affairs at the University of Maryland
- Creator of The Taylor Reid Show
POLITICS
- Secretary to Senator Sam Whiteside
- Assistant Secretary at the Department of State
- Executive Secretary to Assistant Secretary of State Cathy Bond
- Executive Secretary to Mark Worischer
- Executive Secretary to Senate Majority Leader Blanche Sindelar
- 2005-2006: Deputy White House Press Secretary for Media Relations
- 2006: Campaign Aide to Leo McGarry for the "Santos/McGarry for a Brighter America" campaign
- 2007-Present: Press Secretary to the First Lady of the United States
Trivia[]
- She has an interesting habit of taking three anxiety pills and drinking a couple of glasses of champagne before flying, designed to knock her unconscious for the duration of the flight.'
| PREDECESSOR Tim Waters |
Deputy White House Press Secretary for Media Relations 2005-2006 |
SUCCESSOR unknown |