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

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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Economy

$40 Means No Extras for My Students

February 14, 2012 at 7:07 AM EDT

A teacher, a nurse and a mom explain what losing $40 from each paycheck would mean for their family and their community at large

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President Obama Awards the 2011 National Medals of Arts and Humanities at the White House

February 13, 2012 at 6:32 PM EDT

President Obama told the audience that this ceremony is one that he and First Lady Michelle Obama look forward to every year.

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Healthy Kids

First Lady Michelle Obama Is on the Road with Let's Move

February 10, 2012 at 12:33 AM EDT

First stop was Iowa, where the Governor proclaimed February 9 "Let's Move Day"

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Healthy Kids

Let's Move: Two Years of Healthy Changes for our Nation's Kids

February 8, 2012 at 1:45 PM EDT

First Lady Michelle Obama is going on the road to celebrate the second anniversary of the initiative. She will meet with some of the many Americans who have embraced the principles of Let's Move! and are making a difference in the lives of our children.

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Civil Rights

Watch: The Tuskegee Airmen Visit the White House

February 3, 2012 at 12:35 PM EDT

Go behind the scenes as President Obama and the First Lady host a very special movie night

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