President-elect Donald Trump's transition team has announced the first wave of supplemental White House staff, which now includes "The Apprentice" contestant Omarosa Manigault as assistant to the president and director of communications for the Office of Public Liaison.
Additional positions filled include:
- Marc Short, assistant to the president and director of legislative affairs
- John DeStefano, assistant to the president and director of presidential personnel
- Josh Pitcock, assistant to president and chief of staff to the vice president
- Keith Schiller, deputy assistant to the president and director of Oval Office operations
- George Gigicos, deputy assistant to the president and director of advance
- Jessica Ditto, deputy assistant to the president and deputy communications director
- Raj Shah, deputy assistant to the president and deputy communications director and research director
- Bill Stepien, deputy assistant to the president and political director
- Jen Pavlik, deputy assistant to the president and deputy chief of staff to the vice president
- John McEntee, special assistant to the president and personal aide to the president
