Desiree Sayle

Desiree Thompson Sayle was Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of the USA Freedom Corps for the Bush Administration. She was part of the Executive Office of the President (EOP).

Before leading the President’s volunteer initiative, Sayle held two other positions at the White House. First as the Director of Mrs. Laura Bush’s Correspondence Office and then, after September 11, 2001, she was appointed Special Assistant to the President and Director of Presidential Correspondence. Prior to working at the White House, Sayle was the Correspondence Director for America's Promise Alliance led by Colin Powell.

Sayle has a wealth of Washington experience, including public relations and campaigning. She was the Campaign Manager for John Linder (R-GA) in Atlanta, Georgia during his 1994 congressional campaign, and she worked on the 1990 G-7 Summit in Houston, Texas. She also worked on Capitol Hill for Congressman Joe Barton (R-TX), and for President George H.W. Bush until 1992.

Sayle is a lifelong volunteer from her beginning as a Girl Scout to partnering with Special Olympics during high school and later helping low income women develop skills to enter the workforce. Currently, Sayle is team manager of a local soccer team and volunteers with her children’s school.

Sayle was born in Orange County, California, and raised in Northern Virginia. She studied architecture at Radford University. Sayle resides on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC with her three children, Isabela, Vivienne, and Christian.