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

Inside the White House

Time-Lapse Video: The 2012 White House Easter Egg Roll in 1:48

April 10, 2012 at 2:18 PM EDT

Take a look at the full day of fun, from many different angles, in one quick video

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Education

Go Behind the Scenes as Google "Captures" the White House

April 3, 2012 at 1:15 AM EDT

Watch as a team of engineers navigate some high tech robots through corridors that are usually travelled by world leaders

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Education

You're Invited To Take a Virtual Tour of the White House

April 3, 2012 at 1:01 AM EDT

Starting today, anyone who has access to a computer with an internet connection can take a 360 degree tour inside 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue

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Foreign Policy

Ask President Obama

March 26, 2012 at 9:32 AM EDT

The U.S. Embassy in Seoul held a competition asking South Koreans to submit questions via social media for President Obama. The top three most interesting questions received written responses from President Obama and you can read them here.

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Economy

Weekly Address: President Obama Says House Must Pass Bipartisan Transportation Bill

March 24, 2012 at 5:50 AM EDT

President Obama is calling on the House of Representatives to pass a bipartisan transportation bill that would repair crumbling roads and bridges and support construction jobs in communities all across America

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Health Care

MarkCare: Making Health Insurance More Affordable for Small Businesses

March 22, 2012 at 9:23 AM EDT

The Affordable Care Act’s tax credit has lowered health insurance costs for small-business owners, who on average have paid about 18 percent more than large firms for the same health insurance policy

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Health Care

Health Reform in Action: A Mother's Story

March 21, 2012 at 3:44 PM EDT

When this Norfolk, VA mother of five heard that the Affordable Care Act had passed, her first thought was, "Oh my goodness it happened, it really happened."

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Additional Issues

UK State Dinner: What's On The Menu?

March 14, 2012 at 7:26 PM EDT

Guests at tonight's State Dinner will be treated to a meal that represents the best of American hospitality and includes playful references to classic British traditions

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From the Archives: Notable British Visitors to the White House Since World War II

March 14, 2012 at 8:00 AM EDT

A slideshow from the White House Historical Society looks back at some of the special meetings between U.S. Presidents and U.K. leaders over the past decades

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Economy

President Obama Meets with the Business Roundtable

March 7, 2012 at 2:19 PM EDT

The President talked about the need to focus on our core strengths in order to grow the American economy: American manufacturing; American energy; American innovation; the best skills and education for American workers.

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