Michelle Kwan to Join Hillary Clinton’s Campaign (xpost from GD)

Hillary Rodham Clinton’s campaign is getting a famous new staff member.

Michelle Kwan, a former figure skater and Olympic medal winner, will work from Mrs. Clinton’s Brooklyn headquarters on outreach efforts before the Clinton campaign’s formal kickoff rally on Saturday, according to campaign aides.

Ms. Kwan will bring a touch of celebrity to Mrs. Clinton’s relatively austere headquarters, where the frugality of the campaign manager, Robby Mook, is well known. Her arrival comes as Mrs. Clinton’s team hopes to add excitement to the next phase of the campaign. Ms. Kwan’s focus is said to be on directing campaign surrogates to engage voters on issues critical to working families.

Ms. Kwan worked as the United States public diplomacy envoy at the State Department when Mrs. Clinton was secretary of state.

http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2015/06/10/michelle-kwan-to-join-the-hillary-rodham-clinton-campaign/?_r=0

Finally, some figure-skating news we can sink our teeth into!