Good-bye, Rebecca Lord

I am heartbroken at the loss of my friend and staff member Rebecca Lord, who passed away yesterday after a long and extremely courageous battle with cancer. If you had a chance to work with Rebecca, you know she was brilliant. She had a great appreciation for the intersection of public policy and politics, and she was a fabulous advisor.

But more important, Rebecca was the rare person who had found a real balance among family, work and self. She lived her life to the absolute fullest, always prioritizing her husband Jon and two sons Eli and Ethan. She also carved out time for her own goals--friends, travel and personal enrichment as well as her commitment to helping women and her community. I, along with the entire team here, am devastated by her passing, but I feel extremely privileged to have known her.