In 2000 , Mastromonaco moved to Boston and got her first job in politics as a staff assistant to Senator John Kerry . For a short time , after 9/11 , she worked at a Republican lobbyist group , Richard Berman 's American Beverage Institute , as director of membership . In 2002 , Mastromonaco was hired as Press Secretary for Congressman Rick Boucher of Virginia , but in December 2002 went back to work for Kerry . In 2004 , Mastromonaco was hired as the Director of Scheduling for Senator Kerry 's presidential campaign
9/11
September 11 attacks
Alyssa Mastromonaco