[17], [18] * Elisabeth Hire, Director of Scheduling * Pete Selfridge, Director of Advance * Anthony Bernal, Director of Scheduling for Dr. Jill Biden * Sam Myers Sr., Trip Director for the Vice President * Jay Carney, Assistant to the Vice President and Director of Communications * Elizabeth Alexander, Press Secretary to the Vice President * Annie Tomasini, Deputy Press Secretary to the Vice President * Jared Bernstein, Chief Economist and Economic Policy Advisor to the Vice President * Mike Donilon, Counselor to the Vice President * Terrell McSweeny, Domestic Policy Advisor to the Vice President * Evan Ryan, Assistant to the Vice President for Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Liaison