Lea Berman served as White House Social Secretary from 2004-2007, was Chief of Staff to Second Lady Lynne Cheney from 2002-2003 and, previously, Social Secretary to the Vice President. She is the creator of the blog America's Table, and lives in Washington, DC. Jeremy Bernard served as White House Social Secretary and Special Assistant to the President from 2011-2015. Previously, he was Senior Advisor to the United States Ambassador in France. Prior to that he was the White House Liaison to the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). Jeremy is the Founder and President of JMB Global, LTD, a strategic consulting company, and lives in Los Angeles. Laura Bush was First Lady of the United States from 2001 to 2009. She founded both the National Book Festival and the Texas Book Festival.
