Jackie Norris is a high school government and history teacher from Ames, Iowa, and a long-time Democratic political operative.Barack Obama.com: Iowa State Director Jackie Norris (October 1, 2008)

Norris was First Lady Michelle Obama's chief of staff from January-June 2009. She announced that she was resigning from the position in early June and would be joining the Corporation for National and Community Service as a senior adviser. Norris is set to be replaced by Obama's friend and former adviser Susan Sher.FOX News: Official: Michelle Obama's Top Aide Resigned.../ref.

"I had worked in politics and government, but in 2000 I decided to go into teaching. So I was teaching government to high school seniors. I'll never forget that moment when Sen. Obama had just come around on his book tour and there was a lot of excitement about him and all my students came in and wanted to talk about him and wanted to learn more about him. At that point, as a teacher, I saw interest and optimism that I hadn't seen in the past in my students. Young people are cynics, so I was pretty happy that they were getting excited about a presidential candidate."—Jackie NorrisIowa Independent: Obama campaign a 'labor of love,' Jackie Norris says (November 21, 2008)