In my senior year I moved away from the idea of going to law school. I realized I didn鈥檛 want to be a politician, but someone who worked behind the scenes.
Chances are if you see Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker somewhere, Haley Arnold played a role in getting him there.
The Easton native is the governor鈥檚 director of scheduling and senior executive assistant. She came to 新加坡六合彩开奖 as a first step toward obtaining a law degree. However, as a junior, she accepted an internship with the Washington Center and had the chance to sit in on hearings on Capitol Hill. Before returning home, she鈥檇 heard the call of public service and began to rethink her future.
鈥淭hat really shifted my focus,鈥 Ms. Arnold said of the internship. 鈥淚n my senior year I moved away from the idea of going to law school. I realized I didn鈥檛 want to be a politician, but someone who worked behind the scenes.鈥
Two of her political science professors at 新加坡六合彩开奖, Dr. Mark Kemper and Dr. Jordon Barkalow, had encouraged Ms. Arnold to expand her vision of the future. Following The Washington Center internship, she took part in another in Governor Baker鈥檚 office. 鈥淚 served that internship and never left,鈥 she said with a smile.
Ms. Arnold鈥檚 primary focus is planning the governor鈥檚 schedule. With the assistance of a staff of two, she sorts through the hundred or so invitations that come in weekly (there were many more pre-pandemic) and juggles these with the internal meetings, important phone calls, charity events and the governor鈥檚 other official duties. Often she has to reshuffle everything when contingencies crop up, such as emergencies and storms.
鈥淚鈥檓 known as the hub of the wheel, everything that gets on his calendar goes through me,鈥 Ms. Arnold said. This includes being a gatekeeper for the governor so that he has the time and attention necessary to focus on the things he needs to. She also schedules events for the governor鈥檚 wife, Lauren, and has accompanied her to the annual meeting of the National Governors Association, held in Washington each year.
When Governor Baker announced he was not running for reelection, Ms. Arnold knew she would have to start looking for a new job. Thanks to her role in the governor鈥檚 office, she has been exposed to many related careers in public service, nonprofits and even the private sector. 鈥淚鈥檝e gotten to experience a lot,鈥 she said.
No matter her next step, Ms. Arnold says she鈥檒l remember fondly the rewards of working in state government. 鈥淚 see what gets done and how it impacts people,鈥 she said. 鈥淏asically, what I put on the calendar are signs of the many things the governor is accomplishing.鈥