Early life, education and early career
Callista Louise Bisek was (born March 4, 1966 to Alphonse Emil Bisek and Bernita (Krause) Bisek.[1] She graduated from Whitehall Memorial High School in Whitehall, Wisconsin in 1984 and from Luther College in Decorah, Iowa in 1988.[3]Prior to leading Gingrich Productions, from 1988 until 2006, Gingrich worked as a staffer in the United States House of Representatives in Washington, D.C., on the House Committee on Agriculture and in the Office of Congressman Steve Gunderson (R-WI).[3]
Multimedia productions
Gingrich and her husband host and produce historical and public policy documentary videos. Recent films include A City Upon a Hill,[5] America at Risk, Nine Days that Changed the World, Ronald Reagan: Rendezvous with Destiny, Rediscovering God in America, Rediscovering God in America II: Our Heritage, and We Have the Power.[6]Gingrich is the voice for several audio books, including To Save America; Valley Forge; 5 Principles for a Successful Life; Drill Here, Drill Now, Pay Less; The Art of Transformation; Real Change; Contract with the Earth; and Rediscovering God in America.[7] She is also the voice for American Solutions for Winning the Future, a "tripartisan"[8] organization for political and governmental change.[3]
Gingrich's photography has been published in The New York Times and Washington Post. It is featured in a photobook honoring the life of Ronald Reagan, Ronald Reagan: Rendezvous with Destiny, which she co-authored with Newt Gingrich and Dave Bossie.[9] Her photography is also featured in Rediscovering God in America and is regularly displayed on Newt.org and Gingrich Productions.com.[3]