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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) is an Associate Teaching Professor and has been assistant director of the Journalism Program since 2017. Before coming to Georgetown, she had a decades-long career at USA TODAY. She began her career at The Washington Post.
Ryan Teague Beckwith, Journalism Program Career Advisor
Ryan Teague Beckwith is a newsletter editor for MSNBC and the Georgetown Journalism Program’s career advisor. He is the creator of Your First Byline, a Substack about entry-level journalism jobs. He has previously worked for such outlets as Time magazine and Bloomberg News.