Advertisement'I Basically Ran On Adrenaline': A Staffer Remembers Obama's White HouseApril 18, 2017Terry GrossfacebookEmailAlyssa Mastromonaco sits with President Barack Obama aboard Air Force One in 2012. Mastromonaco served as the president's director of scheduling and advance from 2009 until 2011, then became his deputy chief of staff for operations from 2011 until 2014. (The White House)