Board & Staff

Katie joined The Chamber in September 2017 as Vice President for External Affairs. She directs the external relations division, encompassing government relations, advocacy, public policy, economic and workforce development, community relations, and external communications.

 

Katie's career in public service includes key roles in government (The White House), business (GSK), and the nonprofit sector (Achieving the Dream) as well as with the national and our local chamber of commerce. She is a strategic communications and government affairs executive with 20 years of experience developing meaningful, multi-sector partnerships that transform lives and improve communities.

Globally, Katie is on the Board of Directors for 9/11 Day of Service and Remembrance, and the Advisory Boards for the Corporate Citizenship Center at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation and the UNC Educational Foundation (The Rams Club). In May 2012, Katie participated as a delegate for the U.S. Department of State-sponsored program to Israel and the West Bank coordinated by the American Council of Young Political Leaders. In 1995, she captained the USA Under-19 Women’s Lacrosse Team to a silver medal in the World Championship.

Locally and state-wide, Katie is on the Board of Directors for Durham Tech Foundation, the Regional Partnership Workforce Development Board, the American Association of University Women (AAUW, regional branch), Purpose University Foundation, and the Chapel Hill Downtown Partnership. She is an appointee to the Orange County Local Reentry Council, a member of the Junior League, and a volunteer mentor with the NC Study Center and the Ram's Club FORevHER initiative for UNC female student-athletes.

A former Rotarian, Katie is a graduate of Leadership Chapel Hill-Carrboro (2017), Leadership North Carolina (2018), and the Town of Chapel Hill's Inaugural Peoples Academy (2018), as well as the U.S. Chamber Foundation's Talent Pipeline Management (TPM) Academy (2020).

Katie earned an MPA and BA in Communication Studies with honors from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she co-captained the NCAA Division I Women’s Lacrosse Team. There is an endowed scholarship in her name. Currently, Katie is earning her doctorate (Ed.D.) from NC State University with a focus on Community College Leadership. She is delighted to live in “Blue Heaven” and cultivate four beautiful acres of native trees and plants. Read the hiring announcement.