Carol Rasco
Carol Rasco | |
|---|---|
| Director of the Domestic Policy Council | |
| In office January 20, 1993 – December 20, 1996 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Roger B. Porter |
| Succeeded by | Bruce Reed |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 13, 1948 Columbia, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Hendrix College University of Arkansas, Fayetteville (BS) University of Central Arkansas (MS) |
Carol Rasco (born January 13, 1948) is an American political aide who served as Director of the Domestic Policy Council under President Bill Clinton from 1993 to 1996.[1][2]
Early life and career
Rasco is an Arkansas native.[3]
Rasco skipped the 12th grade and enrolled in Hendrix College, though she would later transfer to the University of Arkansas, where she would graduate. She began as a drama major but later changed her major to education due to an interest in children's psychology.[2] On campus, she became a member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority[4] and also displayed an interest in politics. She was involved in fellow student Mack McLarty's campaign for student body president, who would become Clinton's chief of staff in the same administration she would work under.[1] She married husband Terry Rasco in 1969.[2]
After teaching for several years, Rasco went to the University of Central Arkansas for her Masters degree in Elementary Couseling and Psychology, graduating in 1972.[2][5][6]
In Arkansas, Rasco taught in the public school system and was a middle school counselor. She volunteered with arts organizations, disability rights groups, and the United Methodist Church.[3]
Political career
Rasco began as the Director of Policy for the Arkansas Governor's Office, serving for ten years from the beginning of 1983 to the end of 1992. From 1985 to 1992, she served as Liaison to the National Governor's Association under Bill Clinton's terms as Arkansas governor; in this position, she worked primarily on child care and the reform of welfare and health care.[3] She then served as Director of the Domestic Policy Council under President Clinton from 1993 to 1996[1][2] and also served on the United States Department of Education's Education Goals Panel.[3] In 1997, she became the director of Clinton's childhood literacy initiative, the America Reads Challenge, and was the senior adviser to United States Secretary of Education Richard Riley.[7]
In 2001, Rasco joined Reading Is Fundamental, the largest literacy non-profit organization in the United States, as its president and CEO.[5]
External links
- C-Span - various videos and broadcasts of Rasco throughout her career
References
- ^ a b c Deparle, Jason (1993-06-17). "AT HOME WITH: Carol Rasco; She's the Advocate She Once Needed". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
- ^ a b c d e Radcliffe, Donnie (1993-08-24). "Clinton's Window On The Home Front". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
- ^ a b c d "Carol Rasco, Assistant to The President for Domestic Policy". clintonwhitehouse1.archives.gov. Retrieved 2018-07-28.
- ^ "Accomplished Members – Alpha Delta Pi". www.alphadeltapi.org. Retrieved 2018-07-27.
- ^ a b "Carol Rasco | HuffPost". www.huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2018-07-28.
- ^ Rasco, Carol. "Carol Rasco". LinkedIn. Retrieved 2018-07-27.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Director of the "America Reads Challenge" to Speak in New Haven". YaleNews. 1997-11-10. Retrieved 2018-07-28.