Presidential Sites Summit Speakers
Speakers and Biographies
The White House Historical Association is pleased to welcome all of our speakers for the Presidential Sites Summit on September 25 - 28, 2023. To learn more about each speaker, see their biographies below.
Jeremy Bernard
Former White House Social Secretary to President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama
John Bridgeland
Co-Chair & CEO, More Perfect & Former Director, White House Domestic Policy Council
Gahl Hodges Burt
Former White House Social Secretary to President Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan
Jean M. Case
Chairman, National Geographic and Member of the White House Historical Association’s Board of Directors
Gayle Jessup White
Public Relations and Community Engagement Officer at Monticello, Thomas Jefferson Foundation
Fionnghuala (“Fig”) O’Reilly
Founder of Space to Reach and White House Historical Association Next Generation Leader
Julie Silverbrook
Senior Director of Partnerships & Constitutional Scholar in Residence, iCivics
Nancy Kegan Smith
Author and Former Director of the Presidential Materials Division of the National Archives and Records Administration
Sara Kanawati Stephany
Co-Chair, New Frontier Network at the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation
Janet Tran
Director of The Center for Civics, Education, and Opportunity, Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute
Amy Zantzinger
Former White House Social Secretary to President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush
