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Inside 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., Erica P. Loewe makes sure that what goes on in the “People’s House” trickles down to the people. She does this in her new role as Special Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff for the Office of Public Engagement, known as the “front door of the White House.” In addition to keeping communities and organizations in the know, she has fulfilled the dreams of everyday folks who thought they’d never visit the White House. Loewe also made sure that the issues important to them were covered by making sure that Black journalists had access to the nation’s movers and shakers in her previous position as the White House Director of African American Media. Born in Charleston and reared in the Miami area, Loewe developed an interest in public service from her parents who were government workers. She became a White House intern in college during the Obama administration and later worked with U.S. Representative Maxine Waters and then U.S. Majority Whip James Clyburn. During the January 6th insurrection, she was among the Congressional staffers barricading doors with furniture to keep out the angry mobs. Despite this low point, she has high hopes for America and for herself as one of the key Black women in the Biden-Harris Administration.