The First Lady now requires 26 servants

According to a July 7 report on Canada Free Press, the First Lady of the United States of America Michelle Obama, had 22 servants but now it is actually 26.

Additional information was conducted by D’Angelo Gore of factcheck.org and by telephone calls to Katie McCormick Lelyyeld, Michelle Obama’s Press Secretary, according to Canada Free Press. Gore decided to investigate the number of staff members after reading the report by Canada Free Press and he found out the precise number of 26. The highest paid servant is Susan Sher, Chief of Staff, who makes $172,200. Tax payers in the US fork out $1,750,000 for the First Lady's servant staff alone. This information became widely known after chain letters were e-mailed across the country. Digital Journal is unable to confirm the accuracy of the message. Exact information of the salary of all 26 employees is not known however, the original 22 is: $172,2000 - Sher, Susan (Chief Of Staff) $140,000 - Frye, Jocelyn C. (Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Policy And Projects For The First Lady) $113,000 - Rogers, Desiree G. (Special Assistant to the President and White House Social Secretary) $102,000 - Johnston, Camille Y. (Special Assistant to the President and Director of Communications for the First Lady) $102,000 - Winter, Melissa E. (Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief Of Staff to the First Lady) $90,000 - Medina, David S. (Deputy Chief Of Staff to the First Lady) $84,000 - Lelyveld, Catherine M. (Director and Press Secretary to the First Lady) $75,000 - Starkey, Frances M. (Director of Scheduling and Advance for the First Lady) $70,000 - Sanders, Trooper (Deputy Director of Policy and Projects for the First Lady) $65,000 - Burnough, Erinn J. (Deputy Director and Deputy Social Secretary) $65,000 - Reinstein, Joseph B. (Deputy Director and Deputy Social Secretary) $62,000 - Goodman, Jennifer R. (Deputy Director of Scheduling and Events Coordinator For The First Lady) $60,000 - Fitts, Alan O. (Deputy Director of Advance and Trip Director for the First Lady) $60,000 - Lewis, Dana M. (Special Assistant and Personal Aide to the First Lady) $52,500 - Mustaphi, Semonti M. (Associate Director and Deputy Press Secretary To The First Lady) $50,000 - Jarvis, Kristen E. (Special Assistant for Scheduling and Traveling Aide To The First Lady) $45,000 - Lechtenberg, Tyler A. (Associate Director of Correspondence For The First Lady) $45,000 - Tubman, Samantha (Deputy Associate Director, Social Office) $40,000 - Boswell, Joseph J. (Executive Assistant to the Chief Of Staff to the First Lady) $36,000 - Armbruster, Sally M. (Staff Assistant to the Social Secretary) $36,000 - Bookey, Natalie (Staff Assistant) $36,000 - Jackson, Deilia A. (Deputy Associate Director of Correspondence for the First Lady) According to Canada Free Press, hundreds of readers were outraged at all of the money spent for Michelle Obama's servants. Prior to Michelle Obama's becoming First Lady, Laura Bush spent nearly the same amount: McBride, Anita B. assistant to the president and chief of staff to the first lady $168,000.00 Harder, Cherie S. Special assistant to the president for domestic policy and director of project of the first lady $108,000.00 Niemiec, Sally M. Press secretary to the First Lady $90,000.00 Miller, Sonja M. Deputy chief of staff to the first lady $84,700.00 Ballard, Deanna M. Director of scheduling for the First Lady $75,000.00 Underwood, Carrie P. Deputy director of policy and projects for the First Lady $65,000.00 Wallace, Charity N. Director of advance for the First Lady $65,000.00 Marshall, Misty C. Director of correspondence for the first lady $59,700.00 Etter, Marisa L. Deputy director of scheduling for the First Lady $50,000.00 King, Kristin N. Deputy director of advance for the first lady $50,000.00 Lineweaver, Lindsey M. Special assistant and personal aide to the first lady $47,500.00 Rawson, Kimberly D. Executive assistant to the chief of staff to the First Lady $46,200.00 Donoghue , Tarah C. Deputy press secretary to the First Lady $43,000.00 Vogel, Campbell B. Deputy director of correspondence for the First Lady $42,500.00 Block, Jonathan F. assistant press secretary to the First Lady $39,000.00 A total amount of $1,083,700.