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Katherine is a higher education and community-based fundraising professional and leader with over thirty-five years of experience and a track record of success in securing significant philanthopic support for important causes and worthy missions. She is the Associate Vice President for Major Gifts at Cornell University and currently is also interim Associate Vice President for Colleges and Units. Over the last ten years, Katherine has served in a variety of leadership roles at Cornell. She began her tenure at the university as the Director of Development for International Affairs and was interim Associate Dean for Alumni Affairs and Development at the College of Arts & Sciences during an extended dean transition. Prior to joining Cornell, Katherine was the development lead for a number of national and regional not-for-profit organizations. During her career she has advanced the fundraising efforts of Oxfam America and Physicians for Human Rights, both based in Boston, Planned Parenthood, affordable housing and children's mental health organizations among others and served as a consultant for capital and fundraising campaigns for regional not-for-profit agencies and higher education institutions.
A graduate of Kenyon College, she earned her Masters in Theological Studies from Harvard Divinity School. Her service on boards includes Educate the Children, which works primarily in Nepal, the Boston Women's Fund, Ithaca City of Asylum, and The Ink Shop Printmaking Center. She was twice a grant panelist for the National Endowment for the Humanities Council for Basic Education Fellowships for Independent Studies and is currently a Town of Danby Fire Commissioner.
Katherine es una profesional y líder de la educación superior y la recaudación de fondos comunitarios con más de treinta y cinco años de experiencia y un historial de éxito en la obtención de un apoyo filantrópico significativo para causas importantes y misiones meritorias. Es Vicepresidenta Adjunta de Grandes Donaciones de la Universidad de Cornell y actualmente es también Vicepresidenta Adjunta interina de Facultades y Unidades. En los últimos diez años, Katherine ha desempeñado diversas funciones de liderazgo en Cornell. Comenzó su carrera en la universidad como Directora de Desarrollo para Asuntos Internacionales y fue Decana Asociada interina para Asuntos de Antiguos Alumnos y Desarrollo en el Colegio de Artes y Ciencias durante una transición prolongada de decano. Antes de incorporarse a Cornell, Katherine dirigió el desarrollo de varias organizaciones sin fines de lucro nacionales y regionales. A lo largo de su carrera ha impulsado los esfuerzos de recaudación de fondos de Oxfam America y Physicians for Human Rights, ambas con sede en Boston, Planned Parenthood, viviendas asequibles y organizaciones de salud mental infantil, entre otras, y ha trabajado como asesora de campañas de capital y recaudación de fondos para organismos regionales sin ánimo de lucro e instituciones de enseñanza superior.
Kath Licenciada por el Kenyon College, obtuvo un máster en Estudios Teológicos en la Harvard Divinity School. Ha formado parte de juntas directivas como Educate the Children, que trabaja principalmente en Nepal, Boston Women's Fund, Ithaca City of Asylum y The Ink Shop Printmaking Center. Ha sido dos veces panelista de becas del Consejo de Educación Básica para Estudios Independientes de la Fundación Nacional para las Humanidades y actualmente es Comisionada de Bomberos de Danby.