Arey Linda L.: Files, 1985-1987

Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Director for Public Liaison, 1985-1987

Women's Issues

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Scope Note

Material in this collection reflects Arey's position as Deputy Director for Public Liaison under Linda Chavez, her initial hiring at the White House in April 1985. She subsequently was Deputy Director for Mari Maseng (May 1985-June 1987) and Rebecca Range prior to her leaving the White House in late 1987. Her material covers her responsibility for general management of the entire Office of Public Liaison and public liaison events involving the President or Vice President. She also directly administered the women's portfolio, serving as the Administration's conduit for women's organizations ad concerns.

This collection consists of seven series: SERIES I: Correspondence; SERIES II: Subject File; SERIES III: Organizations; SERIES IV: Events; SERIES V: Issues; SERIES VI: Schedule Recommendations; ad SERIES VIII: Weekly Calendars.

Series List

SERIES I: CORRESPONDENCE

SERIES II: SUBJECT FILE

SERIES III: ORGANIZATIONS

SERIES IV: EVENTS

SERIES V: ISSUES

SERIES VI: SCHEDULE RECOMMENDATIONS

SERIES VII: WEEKLY CALENDARS

Biography

Biography

Linda Lugenia Arey (Skladany) (1944- ) was born in Savannah, Georgia but Arey spent most of her youth in Danville, Virginia. She graduated from The College of William and Mary in 1966 and went on to complete an M.A. degree at Wake Forest University in 1975. In 1977, she completed her J.D. at the University of Richmond School of Law.

Arey became a primary school teacher and she taught Title I remedial reading, language, and mathematics in school systems in Pennsylvania, Texas and Virginia. Just prior to entering graduate school at Wake Forest, Arey was a social services caseworker in Danville, Virginia. Following graduate school Arey was the Project Director of the Mental Health Legal Studies Center at the University of Richmond Law School from 1977-1978. From 1978-1981 she served as the Assistant Dean at the Law School.

Arey describes herself as a "Goldwater" Republican. She was an active member of the Reagan Administration serving in multiple positions: Special Assistant to the Executive Secretary, Department of Education, 1981-1982; Special Assistant to the Attorney General, Public Affairs, 1982-1983; Special Assistant to the Deputy Secretary of Transportation, 1983-1984; and Executive Secretary, Department of Transportation, 1984-1985.

In April 1985, she was brought into the White House as Special Assistant and Deputy Director for Public Liaison, 1985-1987. She worked initially for Linda Chavez and stayed on at Public Liaison under Mari Maseng and the beginning of Rebecca Range's time as Director of the Office of Public Liaison. She became a Commissioner on the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission in 1988, and remained through 1989, serving also as Acting Chairman. While serving as a Commissioner, Arey ran unsuccessfully for the uncompleted Congressional term of the late Congressman W.C. "Dan" Daniel, for the 5th District of Virginia in 1988.

From 1995-June 2002, Arey was Vice President for Congressional Relations at Parry, Romani, DeConcini & Symms, a Washington D.C. lobbying firm. She then served as Senior Associate Commissioner for External Relations at the United States Food and Drug Administration, retiring in April 2003.

In 1999, Arey became a member of the Board of Directors of Corinthian Colleges, a for-profit post secondary education company, upon the completion of Corinthian's initial public offering in February 1999. She was a member of the Nominating Committee and was the Chairperson of the Nominating Committee until August 14, 2013 when she retired from her position. Corinthian ceased to exist in 2015 after multiple allegations of fraud, false advertising, and defaulted student debt.

Linda Arey Skladany is married to attorney Barney Skladany and lives in the Washington, DC area.

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2025-01-15

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