Colleen Curtis

White House Profile

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

Americans Are Responding to the State of the Union

February 13, 2013 at 1:32 AM EDT

A new tool lets citizens share their reactions to President Obama's address with their friends -- and with the White House

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Economy

Weekly Address: Averting the Sequester and Finding a Balanced Approach to Deficit Reduction

February 9, 2013 at 6:45 AM EDT

President Obama urges Congress to act to avoid a series of harmful and automatic cuts—called a sequester—from going into effect that would hurt our economy and the middle class and threaten thousands of American jobs.

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Inside the White House

President Obama Names Sally Jewell to Lead the Department of the Interior

February 6, 2013 at 6:24 PM EDT

In his remarks at the White House, the President also highlighted the accomplishments of outgoing Interior Secretary Ken Salazar

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Violence Prevention

Preventing Violence: President Obama Asks Americans to Stand Up and Say "This Time It's Different"

February 4, 2013 at 6:19 PM EDT

The President was in Minnesota today, where he told a crowd that the best way to make significant progress towards reducing gun violence in this country is for the American people to decide change is important.

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Inside the White House

President Obama Welcomes the Miami Heat to the White House

January 28, 2013 at 6:51 PM EDT

Reigning NBA MVP LeBron James and his teammates were thrilled to be at the event in the East Room

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Inside the White House

Inaugural Poet Richard Blanco Talks About His Inspiration

January 25, 2013 at 1:20 PM EDT

Blanco says "One Today" is a poem of unity and love, as the very special occasion demanded.

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Economy

President Obama Nominates Mary Jo White to Run the SEC

January 24, 2013 at 4:57 PM EDT

As a U.S. Attorney, White specialized in investigating and prosecuting large scale white collar crimes and complex securities and financial institution fraud, and won convinctions against the terrorists responsible for bombing the World Trade Center and American embassies in Africa.

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Inside the White House

Behind the Scenes: What It's Like to be Surprised by the President at the White House

January 24, 2013 at 4:09 PM EDT

Find out what it feels like when the President, the First Lady and Bo pop in to surprise guests touring the White House

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Inside the White House

Surprise! President and Mrs. Obama Greet White House Tour (Bo Was There, Too)

January 23, 2013 at 11:40 AM EDT

The President and First Lady welcomed the guests with handshakes, hugs and even fistbumps, and Bo was treated to a near-constant stream of affectionate pats and petting.

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Be a Part of the Next Four Years

January 21, 2013 at 4:26 PM EDT

The President's second term will offer many ways for citizens to participate in conversations with the President and his team about the issues that are most important to them.

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