Who Are You? Christina Vittas ’20

In the 29th episode of Who Are You?, Christina Vittas ’20, senior social media manager at Sesame Workshop, shares a look into her role managing the online personas of beloved characters like Elmo, Cookie Monster, and Big Bird

November 17, 2025

Joel Vanner and Christina Vittas

Host: Joel Vanner 
Guest: Christina Vittas 
 
00:00 Who is Christina Vittas? 
00:50 Christina's path to working on Sesame Street 
02:34 First time Christina came to Quinnipiac 
03:36 Christina's exploration of figuring out what she wanted to study at Quinnipiac 
04:40 The impact of being a reporter in student media 
06:28 How the courses Christina took in college are relevant to her work today 
07:48 Christina's career path at Sesame Workshop 
09:23 A typical day working at Sesame Workshop 10:15 Recommendation to students for success 
13:10 What Christina has learned from her success 
14:31 Why Christina continues to want to contribute to Quinnipiac

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