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Rebecca Sinderbrand, Program Director
Rebecca Sinderbrand (she/her) is a Professor of the Practice and Director of the Journalism Program. She joined the university following more than two decades in political and presidential journalism spanning coverage of six presidential campaigns and five administrations, first as a reporter and then as an editor at news organizations including The Washington Post, Politico and CNN, most recently as Senior Washington Editor for NBC News.
Ann Oldenburg, Assistant Program Director
Ann Oldenburg (she/her) has been a lecturer at Georgetown since 2016 and is now assistant director of the Journalism Program. Before coming to Georgetown, she had a decades-long career at USA Today. She began her career at The Washington Post.
Paul Albergo, Journalism Program Career Advisor
Paul Albergo (he/him) joined Georgetown’s adjunct faculty in 2020 and has taught Intro to Journalism, The Media Industry, Media Careers, and Covering Big Money Battles. Until 2022, Paul served as executive editor for Bloomberg Industry Group , where he oversaw the newsroom. He started with the company in 1986 as a reporter and over his 36 years edited and managed a variety of teams across the newsroom. He is a member of the board of the American Society of Business Publishers and Editors and an adjunct associate professor in the American University School of Communication.