Who is Johanna Maska?
Johanna Maska is an American communication professional working at newsnation as a political contributor. She is the host of Press Advance, a leading political podcast that features both Republicans and Democrats. Additionally, she is the CEO of Global Situation Room, a consulting organization with offices in Washington, DC, and Los Angeles, CA. Previously, Maska was a longtime adviser to American President Barack Obama.
Johanna Maska Date of Birth/ Age
Maska is 33 years old as of 2024, she was born on February 11, 1991, in the United States of America. She celebrates her birthday on February 11 every year.
Johanna Maska Height/Weight
Maska is 5 feet and 7 inches tall on average with a healthy weight of about 125 Ibs(75kgs).
Johanna Maska Parents and Siblings
Maska was born and raised in Galesburg, IL, United States of America, in a conservative household with roots in Kansas. She was raised as the eldest of three children until she discovered that her parents had jointly made the tough decision to place their first child for adoption in high school. She was 21 years old before she met up with her long-lost brother again.
Johanna Maska Spouse/ Husband
Maska has been happily married to Henry Jackson for more than fifteen years and they celebrate their wedding anniversary on April 15 every year. The two are blessed with an eleven year old baby boy called Hugh, with whom they live in Los Angeles.
Johanna Maska Kids/ Children
Maska and her husband Henry are blessed with one boy, Hugh, who is 11 years old. Given that she gave birth to her kid while employed at the White House, Maska has talked about how families manage to juggle it all. After giving birth to her baby seven weeks later, she planned the President’s Address to the Nation from Afghanistan. She took her infant son on business trips and stayed on staff at the White House until her son turned three.
Johanna Maska Education
Maska attended Galesburg High School. From there she joined the University of Kansas where she graduated Phi Beta Kappa, with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and history with honors.
Johanna Maska Career
Maska is an American communication professional working at newsnation as a political contributor. She is the host of Press Advance, a leading political podcast that features both Republicans and Democrats. Maska is the Chief Executive Officer of the Global Situation Room, a public affairs firm that specializes in thought leadership, crisis communications, reputation management, and international markets.
Johanna began her career working at the White House as President Obama’s Director of Press Advance during the Iowa caucuses in June 2007. Maska oversaw the advance work and communications for the White House in her capacity as director of press advance. She also set up international summits that took place in the United States.
She moved from the White House to Los Angeles in 2015 after Austin Beutner convinced her to join the senior leadership team of the Los Angeles Times. After Tribune Publishing fired Austin Beutner in 2015, Maska left The Times. She was an adjunct professor of communication at USC. She was also Karmic Laboratories’ senior vice president of marketing and communications.
Maska formerly co-founded the Cadence13 Award-winning podcast Pod is a Woman with other former White House workers, focusing on politics and pop culture. In addition to being named one of TIME Magazine’s Best Political Podcasts of 2020, the program received accolades from The Evening Standard, Pop Sugar, and Cosmopolitan.
How Much Does Johanna Maska Earn/Salary?
Maska earns an annual salary that ranges from $100,000-$500,000.
How Much is Johanna Maska Worth/Networth?
As a television host, Maska has been able to accumulate a net worth that ranges from $1 million to $5 million.
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