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
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My First Job: Nancy-Ann DeParle
May 23, 2012 at 2:03 PM EDTThe White House Deputy Chief of Staff got her first taste of work and responsibility behind the counter at a drugstore in Rockwood, TN, where she worked as a soda jerk
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Behind the Scenes: Burt Bacharach and Hal David Receive the Gershwin Prize
May 22, 2012 at 3:56 PM EDTOne of America's most successful songwriting teams was honored with a concert in the East Room
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President Obama Welcomes French President Francoise Hollande to the White House
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My First Job: Cris Comerford
May 18, 2012 at 2:32 PM EDTThe Executive Chef at the White House talks about her first job as a salad bar girl in Chicago, where she learned many basics she uses today in the White House Kitchen.
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West Wing Week: "Reach High and Hope Deeply"
May 18, 2012 at 12:01 AM EDTYour guide to everything that's happening at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
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My First Job: Jon Carson
May 17, 2012 at 1:40 PM EDTThe Director of the Office of Public Engagement at the White House looks back on his first summer job, which was hot, dusty and offered his first chance to earn some money
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Watch Live: Ambassador Rice and Nick Kristof Discuss Foreign Policy in a Google+ Hangout
May 17, 2012 at 9:24 AM EDTAmbassador Rice and Mr. Kristof will discuss the world’s most pressing challenges and America’s role in an increasingly interconnected world
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President Obama Awards Posthumous Medal of Honor to Specialist Leslie H. Sabo, Jr
May 16, 2012 at 6:42 PM EDTAs he awarded a Medal of Honor for valor above and beyond the call of duty to an American hero who died while serving in Cambodia, President Obama also paid tribute to all his fellow Vietnam veterans
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Jon Bon Jovi Helps Young Americans Find Summer Jobs
May 16, 2012 at 4:47 PM EDTEmployers have listed more than 300,000 jobs, mentorships, and other employment opportunities through Summer Jobs+
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My First Job: Gene Sperling
May 15, 2012 at 6:58 PM EDTGene Sperling is the Director of the National Economic Council. HIs first job was as a ball boy, where he swept the court and cleaned up after the players -- and learned what makes you stand out as a great employee
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