Joanna Rosholm

Joanna Rosholm
Press Secretary for the First Lady
Assumed office
January 6, 2014[1]
Preceded by Hannah August
Succeeded by Stephanie Grisham
Personal details
Nationality  United States
Political party Democratic
Alma mater Chapman University,
Georgetown University[2]

Joanna Rosholm was the Press Secretary and Deputy Communications Director for the First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama. Prior to that, she served as a White House regional communications director.[3][4]

She grew up in Tustin, California and attended high school at Foothill High School. After high school, she attended Chapman University for undergrad and attended graduate school at Georgetown University.[2] After graduation from Georgetown, Rosholm joined the Democratic National Committee as assistant press secretary. In 2010 she became a regional communications director at the White House.[1]

In January 2014, she replaced Hannah August as Press Secretary to First Lady Michelle Obama.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Goodin, Emily (11 December 2013). "Michelle Obama gets new press secretary". The Hill. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  2. 1 2 Fleming, Matthew (12 November 2013). "From Tustin to the White House, via 'West Wing'". The Orange County Register. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  3. 1 2 Epstein, Jennifer (11 December 2013). "Michelle Obama gets a new press secretary". POLITICO. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  4. ↑ Van Meter, Jonathan (11 November 2016). "Michelle Obama: A Candid Conversation With America’s Champion and Mother in Chief". Vogue. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
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