Tricia Newbold

Tricia Newbold (née Picard) is an American career government employee who has worked in the Executive Office of the President of the United States since 2000.

Personal life Formerly known as Tricia Picard, Newbold is from Madawaska, Maine, where she grew up and graduated from Madawaska High School in 1998. She was born with a rare form of dwarfism.

Career Newbold has worked in the White House during four presidential administrations, beginning with the Clinton administration in 2000. In addition to the Clinton and Trump administrations, she also worked under Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama.

Security clearance controversy In January 2019, Newbold was suspended for fourteen days without pay for refusing to cooperate with procedures implemented by her supervisor. Two sources confirmed the allegation to NBC.