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

Family

Calling All Students: Last Chance to Enter the White House Poster Contest

March 6, 2012 at 11:32 AM EDT

The posters should interpret this year's theme, “Let's Go, Let's Play, Let's Move” and highlight ways kids can have fun while staying active

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Healthy Kids

Ticket Lottery for the White House Easter Egg Roll Opens Today

March 1, 2012 at 10:00 AM EDT

This year's theme is “Let's Go, Let's Play, Let's Move” and we are inviting families from across the country to join the First Family on the South Lawn for games, stories, singing, dancing and, of course, the traditional egg roll

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Veterans

President Obama Honors Iraq Veterans at the White House

February 29, 2012 at 9:33 PM EDT

Before a formal dinner in the East Room, the President welcomed the veterans home, praised their bravery and dedication to their mission, and thanked them on behalf of more than 300 million Americans in whose name they served

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Additional Issues

Watch: Behind the Scenes at Red, White and Blues at the White House

February 27, 2012 at 7:01 PM EDT

Check out BB King, Jeff Beck, Mick Jagger and other legendary musicians as they prepare to perform at the White House

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Additional Issues

Backstage with Warren Haynes

February 26, 2012 at 11:00 AM EDT

The blues giant was at the White House last week for the Red, White & Blues event, and he sat down for a backstage performance of "River's Gonna Rise"in the East Wing

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Civil Rights

Watch: First Look at the Museum of African American History and Culture

February 22, 2012 at 5:36 PM EDT

Founding Director Lonnie Bunch offers a look at what we can expect to see once it opens in 2015

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$40 Less Would Be a Colder House

February 16, 2012 at 7:12 PM EDT

Thousands of American families wrote to tell President Obama what losing $40 per paycheck would mean for their economic security

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Economy

$40 Means an Inhaler for My Little Girl

February 15, 2012 at 3:18 PM EDT

Single moms explain what losing $40 a paycheck would mean for their families

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Economy

Americans Tell President Obama What $40 Means

February 14, 2012 at 9:11 PM EDT

Thousands of Americans responded to the President's request, sending photos, tweets, and emails that illustrate just how important decisions made in Washington are to regular people across the country

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Economy

$40 Could Be the Difference Between Eating and Not Eating

February 14, 2012 at 7:20 AM EDT

Three Americans from across the country explain what losing $40 from each paycheck would mean for their family

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