Dominique Dansky Bari (Director Of Stenography) — $95,500
Apparently, political alignment does not drive this position. The White House director of stenography is Dominique Dansky Bari. She started working at the White House in 2014 as deputy director of stenography, and landed her current job in 2017. She has to manage the official stenographers of the White House. They are responsible to taking notes on every meeting and delivering transcripts to the press following official events. Margaret Suntum was the director of stenography in the Obama administration and she was paid $117,846 in 2016. This means the job took a pay cut.
Dominique Dansky Bari (Director Of Stenography) — $95,500
Rickie Niceta (Social Secretary) — $168,000
According to the Washington Post, the “least controversial” job at the White House is the social secretary position. The role entails planning the many social events which the White House hosts and executing these plans. First lady Melania Trump hired Anna “Rickie” Niceta for the job because Niceta has two decades of experience planning events. Niceta earns $168,000 a year. Under Obama, Deesha Dyer got paid the $119,723 in 2016.
Rickie Niceta (Social Secretary) — $168,000
