Colleen Curtis

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Colleen Curtis

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

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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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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