Joe Biden appoints Indian-American Garima Verma as his wife’s digital director

US President-elect Joe Biden on Friday appointed an Indian-American, Garima Verma, the digital director of his wife Jill Biden, who will be the first lady after Biden assumed the office.
Taking to Twitter, Garima Verma wrote, “I’m honored and excited to serve as the Digital Director for our incredible First Lady.”

“This past year, I took a leap of faith. I didn’t know where it would lead — all I knew was that I wanted to dedicate my life to the service of others, to advocating for and empowering different communities, and to doing what I could to make the world a better place for everyone,” Verma said.

She further added: “I couldn’t be more excited to have found my next righteous fight. I don’t even have the words to express how much it means to me to be in a position to work with such an intelligent, talented, empathetic leader like Dr. Biden and tackle important issues facing our communities.”

Verma, who was born in India, grew up in Ohio and the Central Valley of California. Garima has served as audience development and content strategist on the Biden-Harris campaign.Previously, Garima was a volunteer with the content team, designing graphics for distribution to Biden-Harris volunteers across the country, a statement released by the Biden transition team said.

According to a report by PTI, Biden also announced additional members to the Office of the First Lady, picking Rory Brosius to be the new executive director of the Joining Forces initiative.

Other appointments include Liz Hart as deputy social secretary, Gina Lee as director of Scheduling and Advance, Vanessa Lion as deputy policy director, and Jordan Montoya as director of Advance and Trip Director.

“With their varied and diverse backgrounds, these dedicated and accomplished public servants bring a shared commitment to building an administration that lifts up all Americans,” the incoming First Lady said.

“Together, we will work to open the White House in new, inclusive and innovative ways, reflecting more fully the distinct beauty of all our communities, cultures and traditions. I am proud to announce these individuals and look forward to working alongside them each and every day,” she added, PTI reported.