Lezlee Westine
Lezlee Westine | |
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Director of the Office of Public Liaison | |
In office January 20, 2001 – May 25, 2005 | |
President | George W. Bush |
Preceded by | Mary Beth Cahill |
Succeeded by | Rhonda Keenum |
Personal details | |
Born | Hinsdale, Illinois, U.S. | August 28, 1960
Political party | Republican |
Education | University of Florida (BA) University of California, Los Angeles (MBA) Georgetown University (JD) |
Lezlee Jean Westine (born August 28, 1960) is an American political advisor and attorney serving as the president and chief executive of Personal Care Products Council and a former Republican operative who worked for President George W. Bush.[1]
Career
[edit]Westine began her career practicing political and election law in California for Nielsen, Merksamer, Parrinello, Mueller & Naylor. She then ran the northern California office of Governor Pete Wilson. Westine helped found Technet, a political network of high-level executives to promotes the growth of technology sector.[2]
In 2001 she was selected to serve as White House Director of the Office of Public Liaison.[3]
As an executive for PCPC, Westine's salary for 2012 was $920,592.00,[4]
Personal life
[edit]Westine is the single mother of one daughter.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Presidential Nomination: Lezlee Jean Westine
- ^ "TechNet Staff, Lezlee Westine, President and CEO, TechNet". Archived from the original on 2009-02-25. Retrieved 2010-09-24.
- ^ Vanessa Mizell (2009-06-01). "New at the Top". Washington Post.
- ^ "Fin Documents" (PDF). www.guidestar.org. 2012.
- ^ GERALDINE BAUM (2002-05-13). "A Woman's Place: The resignation of Karen Hughes, the White House's most influential female advisor, has set off a debate". LA Times.