Colleen Curtis

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Colleen Curtis

Director of Digital Content for the Office of Digital Strategy

Colleen Curtis joined the White House as Director of Digital Content in July 2011. Prior to this role, she was most recently Editorial Director of Womens & Lifestyle Programming at AOL, where she launched 15 websites that reached more than 20 million Americans each month. In addition, Curtis has held numerous leadership roles in media in the United States and overseas, including senior editorial positions at ABC’s Good Morning America, the New York Daily News, and the National Post.

A native of Sparta, New Jersey, Curtis studied journalism at Boston University’s College of Communications and Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism.

Colleen Curtis's Posts

Inside the White House

First Lady Michelle Obama Leads Presidential Delegation to the Olympics

July 30, 2012 at 6:26 PM EDT

First Lady Michelle Obama is cheering on Team USA from London.

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Inside the White House

Remembering Sally Ride: President Obama Salutes an American Hero

July 23, 2012 at 6:01 PM EDT

Sally Ride was a national hero and a powerful role model who inspired generations of young girls to reach for the stars and later fought tirelessly to help them get there by advocating for a greater focus on science and math in our schools. Sally’s life showed us that there are no limits to what we can achieve

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Inside the White House

Photo Gallery: Behind the Scenes in June 2012

July 19, 2012 at 1:29 PM EDT

Check out the latest batch of behind-the-scenes photos released by the White House Photo Office -- the gallery features images of President Obama's reaction to the Supreme Court ruling on the Affordable Care Act, visits with students at the White House and on the road, as well as some new shots of First Dog Bo.

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First Lady Michelle Obama Honors Design Innovators at the White House

July 16, 2012 at 1:42 PM EDT

The First Lady praised the winners of the Cooper Hewitt Design Awards for "pushing boundaries, creating and revealing beauty where we least expect it, and helping us all lead healthier, more sustainable lives"

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Civil Rights

From the Archives: Ruby Bridges Visits the White House

July 15, 2012 at 9:00 AM EDT

One year ago today, President Obama visited with an icon of the civil rights movement in the Oval Office

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Economy

Weekly Address: It’s Time for Congress to Pass the Middle Class Tax Cut Extension

July 14, 2012 at 5:45 AM EDT

President Obama calls on Congress to act now to extend tax cuts for the 98 percent of Americans making less than $250,000 for another year.

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From the Archives: President Obama Hosts a Twitter Town Hall

July 6, 2012 at 7:21 PM EDT

One year ago today, the White House held our first-ever Tweet-up, hosted by the President

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Immigration

President Obama Salutes New American Citizens

July 4, 2012 at 1:39 PM EDT

The President told the military service members who took the oath of citizenship today at the White House that America is bound together not only by ethnicity and bloodlines, but by fidelity to a set of ideas

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Ethics

More Than 2.3 Million Records Released

June 29, 2012 at 5:31 PM EDT

A new release of White House visitor records brings the grand total of records that this White House has released to more than 2.3 million.

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Education

Title IX in Action

June 20, 2012 at 6:54 PM EDT

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of this milestone legislation, we asked Obama Administration staffers to share photos that highlight how playing sports helped shape their lives

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