Katie, 26, is a product of the Midwest—living in Illinois, Missouri, Ohio and Minnesota before moving to New York City at the age of 22. As a 2004 graduate from Miami University of Ohio, Katie began her multifaceted career as a field director for The Young Voter Project in Minnesota—and spearheaded the program in central Minnesota, changing the color of 19 precincts from red to blue and helping Minnesota send its electoral Votes to John Kerry in 2004.
In 2007, Katie moved back to Chicago after accepting her current position as a development associate with the AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC). Throughout the year, Katie works on multiple fundraising events to support the AFC’s grantmaking initiatives in the community—specifically, AIDS Run & Walk Chicago, World of Chocolate, Make a Statement: Design for the Cure and Dance for Life. In her past two years at AFC, Katie is most proud of her work with the CommunityDirect program of AIDS Run & Walk Chicago that allows HIV/AIDS service providers to form teams and receive back 100% of the money that they raise for the event.
Did you know? Katie has attended one Dave Matthews Band concert every year since 1998.