Katie’s role as Associate involves Imago client project management, data collection and synthesis, and overall facilitation support.
Awarded “Most Spirited” in my 8th grade yearbook, my enthusiasm and excitement for the world around me rarely goes unnoticed. This passion drove me to a career in the performing arts field, where I spent more than two decades as a dancer, teacher, and arts agent/manager.
My desire to engage in broader social change work led me to earn my masters degree in Nonprofit Leadership from Seattle University, where I focused my Capstone research on alternative nonprofit governance methods. I believe deeply in the importance of honoring diverse perspectives and collaboration across differences. I am thrilled to have recently joined Imago. View my LinkedIn profile for a more detailed work history.
Here’s what you won’t find on my resume:
I AM A LIFE-LONG LEARNER
I believe that my experiences in the "school of life" have been just as valuable as my formal education. After earning a BFA degree from CalArts and exhausting a performing journey in the legacy American modern troupe, Limón Dance Company, I have worked in fund development, marketing and communications, and public policy advocacy. I have taught myself basic web design, have scholarly experience in designing DEI strategy, hold teaching certifications in Yoga and Pilates, and am continuously inspired by new opportunities to be curious.
I SEE OPPORTUNITY WHERE OTHERS SEE CHALLENGE
I am thrilled by challenges, including those presented by today’s over-sized cars, parallel parking, and unthinkably tiny city spots. I partly attribute my parking talent to a Jedi-like spacial awareness gained through 20+ years of dance training, but also know that my dance training afforded me the sublime gifts of astute observation, perseverance, and the ability to transform critical feedback into opportunity.
I LOVE TO PLAN, AND PLAN TO STAY FLEXIBLE
I’m known by some colleagues for the joy I take in creating colorful tracking spreadsheets. In my spare time, I am honored to share my affinity for planning with COFA Alliance National Network - Washington (CANN-WA) and Artist Trust, both in volunteer capacities. Returning to graduate school at 39 and "Mama" to a very energetic one-year old taught me the value of retaining the beginner's mindset, creating and utilizing support systems, and planning for the invariable event that the unplanned will occur.