Appointment of Katherine Dillon Ladd as Special Assistant to the President and Director of the White House Secretariat

The President today announced the appointment of Katherine Dillon Ladd to be Special Assistant to the President and Director of the White House Secretariat.

Since October 1985 Miss Ladd has worked in the Office of the Staff Secretary as Executive Assistant. Previously she worked as research assistant for the Senate Finance Committee majority staff (1981- 1983) and as research associate for health policy at Government Research Corp. (1983-1985).

Miss Ladd graduated from Gettysburg College (B.A., 1980) and American University (M.P.A., 1985). She was born November 30, 1958, in Chevy Chase, MD. Miss Ladd resides in Silver Spring, MD.