From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Alexis Herman
Alexis Herman
Alexis Herman she was Assistant to the President and Director of the
White House Office of Public Engagement.
Background
The daughter of politician Alex Herman and school-
teacher Gloria Caponis, Alexis grew up in a Catholic
home[1] in Mobile and earned her high school diploma
in 1965 from the Heart of Mary High School. She briefly
attended Edgewood College in Madison, Wisconsin, and
Spring Hill College in Mobile, but transferred to Xavier
University of Louisiana in New Orleans, where she be-
came an active member of the Gamma Alpha Chapter of
Delta Sigma Theta sorority[2] and graduated with a Bach-
elor of Arts in Sociology in 1969.
Herman was Queen of Carnival for the Mobile Area
Mardi Gras Association (Mobile’s African-American Mar-
di Gras umbrella organization) in 1974. Her Carnival king,
Douglas Wicks, would go on to become the first African-
23rd United States Secretary of Labor
American elected to the Mobile County Commission since
In office Reconstruction.[3]
May 1, 1997 – January 20, 2001 After college, Herman worked for Catholic Charities
President Bill Clinton and other agencies, advocating for minority women em-
ployment. Jimmy Carter met the young Herman while
Preceded by Robert Reich campaigning in Atlanta, Georgia and, after winning the
Succeeded by Elaine Chao White House in 1977, tapped her to be Director of the La-
bor Department’s Women’s Bureau. At age 29, she was
12th Assistant to the President for Public Liaison the youngest person to ever serve in that position.
In office In 1981, Herman founded her own consulting firm -
January 20, 1993 – May 1, 1997 A.M. Herman & Associates. She served as president of the
President Bill Clinton
company while remaining active in Democratic politics.
During her tenure as chief of staff and later vice chair of
Preceded by David Demarest the Democratic National Committee, she was responsible
Succeeded by Maria Echaveste for organizing the 1992 Democratic National Convention.
After Bill Clinton’s victory in the 1992 Presidential
Personal details election, Herman became deputy director of the Presi-
Born July 16, 1947 (1947-07-16) dential Transition Office. She was later appointed to head
Mobile, Alabama the White House Office of Public Liaison, where she was
responsible for the administration’s relations with inter-
Political party Democratic
est groups.
Spouse(s) Dr. Charles Franklin During Clinton’s second term, Herman was named
Alma mater Edgewood College Secretary of Labor, the first African American to be nom-
Spring Hill College inated for that position and the fifth woman to be ap-
Xavier University of Louisiana pointed. Her nomination was initially opposed by Con-
gressional Republicans and labor unions, but she earned
Profession social worker, politician, C.E.O.
praise from her peers for her handling of the 1997 UPS
Alexis Margaret Herman (born July 16, 1947 in Mobile, workers strike. She came under investigation for taking
Alabama) was the 23rd U.S. Secretary of Labor, serving cash bribe and/or illegal campaign donations as an aide
under President Bill Clinton. Prior to her appointment, to Clinton from 1994 to 1996. She was the 5th cabinet of-
ficer be investigated by independent counsel. Bill Clinton
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Alexis Herman
Honorary titles
Preceded by Queen of Carnival, Mobile Area Mardi Gras Succeeded by
Yvonne Kennedy Association Winifred A. Lucy
1974
Political offices
Preceded by United States Secretary of Labor Succeeded by
Robert Reich Served under: Bill Clinton Elaine Chao
1997—2001
and is the chairman and CEO of New Ventures, Inc.[citation
needed]
References
[1] Alexis Herman bio from Kevo.com
[2] "Notable Deltas". Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc..
http://www.deltasigmatheta.org/
notable_deltas.htm. Retrieved December 12, 2007.
[3] [1]
[4] NPR: Who’s Who on the Rules and Bylaws
Committee
[5] MyDD: Vote Counting the DNC Rules & Bylaws
Committee
[6] CNN.com: It’s decision day for Democrats
External links
• U.S. Department of Labor Biography
• Private Attorney Chosen To Investigate Alexis
Herman, CNN, AllPolitics, May 26, 1998
• Clinton questioned in Alexis Herman investigation,
CNN, September 8, 1999
• CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE S3409, April 22,
1997
Department of Labor portrait • Labor Secretary Is Cleared in Inquiry on Kickbacks,
NY Times, April 6, 2000
• Jonathan Karl on the possible ’sleeper case’ in the
testified on her behalf. In 2000 the investigation ended
election dispute, CNN, December 3, 2000
with no indictment.
During the 2000 Florida election recount, Herman Persondata
was part of team planning a transition to a Gore Admin- Name Herman, Alexis
istration, and she was mentioned as a likely candidate for Alternative names
White House Chief of Staff. She was replaced as Secretary
Short description
of Labor in the George W. Bush administration by Elaine
Chao. Date of birth July 16, 1947
Herman now serves as the co-chairperson (with Place of birth Mobile, Alabama
James Roosevelt, Jr.) of the Democratic National Commit- Date of death
tee’s Rules and Bylaws Committee.[4][5][6]
Place of death
Herman also now serves on the boards of several ma-
jor companies, including The Coca-Cola Company’s Hu-
man Resources Task Force, Toyota’s Diversity Advisory
Board, Cummins, Metro Goldwyn Mayer, and Prudential
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Alexis Herman
Categories:
• 1947 births
• African American members of the Cabinet of the United States
• Directors of The Coca-Cola Company
• Living people
• United States Secretaries of Labor
• Clinton Administration cabinet members
• Xavier University of Louisiana alumni
• Spring Hill College alumni
• People from Mobile, Alabama
• Alabama Democrats
• Women in Alabama politics
• Women members of the Cabinet of the United States
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