▁Associ ate ▁Administr ator ▁for ▁Communic ations ▁at ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Environment al ▁Prote ction ▁Agency . ▁ ▁Begin ning ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁she ▁served ▁as ▁Communic ations ▁Director ▁for ▁Senator ▁Ted ▁Kennedy . ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁she ▁was ▁named ▁communic ations ▁director ▁for ▁the ▁John ▁Ker ry ▁campaign , ▁at ▁Kennedy ' s ▁recommendation . ▁During ▁that ▁campaign , ▁she ▁was ▁critic ized ▁for ▁having ▁a ▁sur ly ▁and ▁difficult ▁person ality ▁and ▁was ▁often ▁sc ap ego ated ▁for ▁Ker ry ' s ▁loss . ▁Ker ry ▁considered ▁the ▁criticism ▁of ▁her ▁unf air ▁and ▁pra ised ▁her ▁work . ▁After ▁the ▁Ker ry ▁campaign , ▁C utter ▁returned ▁to ▁work ▁for ▁Kennedy . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁C utter ▁was ▁appointed ▁Chief ▁of ▁Staff ▁to ▁Mich elle ▁Ob ama ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁President ial ▁general ▁election ▁campaign . ▁Steph anie ▁C utter ▁and ▁Mich elle ▁Ob ama ▁immediately ▁clicked ▁and ▁C utter ▁is ▁widely ▁cred ited ▁with ▁building ▁Ob ama ' s ▁popular ity ▁with ▁the ▁public , ▁particularly ▁her ▁Let ' s ▁Move ! ▁health ▁initi ative . ▁She ▁is ▁cred ited ▁with ▁en list ing ▁Republican ▁Mike ▁H uck ab ee ▁to ▁the ▁program , ▁to ▁help ▁prevent ▁criticism ▁from ▁conserv atives . ▁ ▁She ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁Chief ▁Sp ok esp erson ▁for ▁the ▁Ob ama - B iden ▁Trans ition ▁Project . ▁She ▁served ▁in ▁the