Colleen Curtis

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Colleen Curtis

Former 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

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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Inside the White House

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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Civil Rights

President Obama Hosts LGBT Pride Reception at the White House

June 15, 2012 at 6:59 PM EDT

The President paid tribute to the generations of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans who devoted their lives to ensuring equality for all

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We Come Back Stronger

June 15, 2012 at 1:24 PM EDT

President Obama wrote a message for all Americans on a beam that will be used to build One World Trade Center

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Economy

My First Job: Chris Lu

June 11, 2012 at 11:11 AM EDT

The Cabinet Secretary at the White House talks about the lessons he learned on his first summer job, many of which still apply in the work he does today

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Inside the White House

President Obama Welcomes NY Giants to the White House

June 8, 2012 at 5:18 PM EDT

The 2012 Super Bowl champs were honored in a ceremony on the South Lawn this afternoon

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Economy

Congress Says No to Equal Pay

June 5, 2012 at 4:24 PM EDT

President Obama vows that his Administration will continue to fight for a woman’s right for equal pay for equal work, so that hard work pays off, responsibility is rewarded, and every American gets a fair shot to succeed.

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