Joanna Rosholm | |
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| Press Secretary for the First Lady | |
| In office January 6, 2014 [1] –January 20, 2017 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Leader | Michelle Obama |
| Preceded by | Hannah August |
| Succeeded by | Stephanie Grisham |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Tustin,California,U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Chapman University (BA) Georgetown University (MA) |
Joanna Rosholm is the former press secretary and deputy communications director for First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama. [2] [3]
The day after Rosholm was born,her mother died of Ehlers–Danlos syndromes. She grew up in Tustin,California,and attended high school at Foothill High School. [4] After high school,she earned her Bachelor of Arts in communications from Chapman University and a Master of Arts in communications from Georgetown University. [5] [6]
After graduating 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,serving until the end of the Obama administration. [2] She was succeeded by Stephanie Grisham. [7] [8]
