Joy Ngugi: Andrews Grad, Works at the White House

At the age of 24 years, Kenyan-American woman Joy Ngugi is one of the youngest White House staff members. Joy, who was born in Kenya but grew up in the U.S., works in the White House's Office of Digital Strategy as a producer and recently directed the first official White House musical performance under the Biden administration.

Before joining the White House in January, Joy worked as a producer in the Biden/Harris Presidential Transition team for three months. She previously served as an associate producer and digital content intern in the Biden for President campaign.

Joy, who was raised in Michigan, describes herself as a visual storyteller and has previously done film work in Kenya, the U.S. and Honduras. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts (majoring in Documentary Filmmaking) from Andrews University, Michigan.

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