Since we never had a communications staff member before, Kate took the initiative in designing our branding kit, creating our promotional materials, developing our social media toolkit, redesigning our program’s website, and creating more efficient pre/post-program surveys and alumni surveys...Her communications outreach resulted in a 150% increase in program applications.

Karina Weinstein

FXB USA

Demonstrating exceptional responsibility and diligence, she consistently delivered high-quality work. Kate's problem-solving skills were particularly noteworthy, as she played a crucial role in developing an online energy resource tool, which was quite complex.

Tori Cheatham

Renew Missouri

★★★★★

★★★★★

Current Role

I am the Development Director for the Pacific Skyline Scouting America Council. This means I fundraise about $1M per year to fund youth leadership programs and lead our marketing committee.

In the past, I worked for policy and education-related non-profits at the state, national, and international levels.

Life as a Founder

At twelve, I started working as a piano teacher. After one year working at a studio, I operated my own piano business for 5 years.

Since then, I have run a 501(c)(3) non-profit called The Compass Online for three years and currently run a college consulting firm called Debt-Free Degrees.

My work is continuously featured through podcasts and talks.

Artistic Endeavors

At heart, I am an artist. I completed 3 novels and published poetry in 4 collections. My writing has been featured by Penguin Random House, the Mississippi Review, and an installation at the St. Louis Holocaust Museum.

Additionally, I played four instruments at local, state, and national levels. My primary instrument is piano, and my favorite composer is Liszt!

Education

I have a bachelor's degree in Public Administration & Policy from the University of Missouri-Columbia, where I graduated as one of the top 65 students in a class of 5,000+.

I graduated in only 2 years and spent my second year studying remotely in San Francisco. This was in order to stay debt-free and learn about the world by living in it.

Fast Facts

• Currently visited 37/50 US States

  (but only 10/62 national parks)

• My brother and I used to pick up trash for fun

• I create new sugar-free dessert recipes weekly

• My favorite literature is 1950s post-war

• You can usually find me at Zumba classes

• I spend too much time listening to urban planning podcasts

• My favorite pastimes are talking too loud in art museums and collecting paintings on postcards