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President-elect Joe Biden's transition team announced higher positions on its inauguration committee Tuesday.
Shared for the first time with CNN, the new additions to the team, who will plan the celebration and activities related to the inauguration of the president-elect on January 20, comprise a diverse group of staff who worked on the Biden campaign in various roles.
Alana Mounce, who served as campaign manager for the state of Nevada during the general election, will serve as the chief of staff.
She is joined by the incoming White House deputy director of communications, Pili Tobar, who will serve as the committee's communications director.
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Katie Petrelius, who was the campaign's national finance director since its launch, will assume the same role on the kickoff committee, and Christian Tom, the campaign's director of digital partnerships, will serve as digital director.
Adrienne Elrod, who served as the director of surrogate operations and strategy for the campaign, will take the helm of talent and external relations, a role that will involve hiring celebrity guests and artists, as is customary during a grand opening.
His role in particular meets a special challenge this year to incorporate presentations and special guests, either in person or virtual, into activities during a global pandemic.
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These senior staff join the group Biden announced Monday, which includes CEO Tony Allen, CEO Maju Varghese and Deputy CEOs Erin Wilson and Yvanna Cancela.
More details about the event will be announced in the coming days and weeks, according to the committee.
Limits on contributions
The inaugural committees operate as non-profit organizations and federal law does not place limits on the size of contributions they can accept, but the committee has decided that it will accept corporate contributions of up to $ 1 million to help fund the oath festivities of Biden, according to an inaugural committee official involved in the planning.
It has also capped donations from individuals to $ 500,000 each, the official said.
However, under its ground rules, the organization will not accept contributions from current federal lobbyists or individuals representing foreign governments.
Also, the committee will not accept money from fossil fuel companies or the executives who run them.
It defines those companies as those whose "primary business is the extraction, processing, distribution or sale of oil, gas or coal."
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Biden's decision to accept corporate contributions brings him more in line with President Barack Obama's second inauguration in 2013, when Obama chose to accept corporate funds.
That was a change from 2009, when Obama rejected all corporate support for his first inauguration and limited individual donations to $ 50,000 per person.
The inaugural committees accept private funding to help fund the parties, dances and other events typically associated with a presidential inauguration, although it is unclear how much Biden hopes to raise for his festivities, which will likely be more moderate due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Obama raised just over $ 53 million for his first inauguration and nearly $ 43.8 million for his second event.
Will Donald Trump attend?
It is unclear whether President Donald Trump, who refuses to acknowledge his defeat in the election and continues to cast doubt on its outcome, will attend the inauguration.
But Republicans and their aides encourage him to consider attending Biden's inauguration.
The expectation is that the event itself will be smaller than usual and attendees will have to wear masks and maintain social distance within established parameters.
The platform is expected to host far fewer than 1,600 people, and there is also an ongoing discussion about the need for covid-19 testing for anyone who will stand on the main platform near the president-elect, who is 78 years old.
Biden said over the summer that he did not want to wear a mask to his inauguration ceremony, and an attendee told CNN that this remains the president-elect's preference.
The Congressional committee determined that everyone should follow the mask and social distancing guidelines.
