For Alise and Maggie

Gratitude for a great run

…if you ever need administrative help, I’m your girl. I know sorting through email may not be the aspect of your work you want to delegate, but I’m sure there are other things that would be nice to pass off as the Pantsuit Politics world continues to grow. You may not be ready to take on help (volunteer or paid) at the moment, but I’m putting the offer out there for either.

Alise Napp sent us an email on February 23, 2018, telling us that she loved Pantsuit Politics and would be happy to help us if we needed it. More than six years later, she has decidedly outgrown the charter of “administrative help.” Her project management skills have grown and deepened. Every person she interacts with outside Pantsuit Politics tells us she’s the best in the business, and we know it’s true.

We first met Maggie Penton by email on August 29, 2016, when she reached out a discussion we had on perceived abuses of the social safety net. Fast forward to September of 2021, when we sent her a note on Voxer in a panic because both Alise and Megan Hart, who managed our book club at the time, were going to be on parental leaves as our first book was launching. Maggie joined our business as if she’d always been part of it because, in so many ways, she had been. Maggie’s heart is present in everything she touches, and we know that’s why so many of you call her a friend-in-your-phone.

Alise and Maggie are both leaving Pantsuit Politics after a long, great run. They each leave a legacy in our community and our business. We are cheering for them and have no doubt that they’ll find happiness and success in the next chapters of their careers.

We wanted to open space here as their virtual going away celebration. We know they’d love to read your notes in the comments. We will miss them, and we are in good shape for our next chapter because of the thoughtful work they’ve done with us.

With gratitude,

Sarah and Beth