Kate serves as the Associate Vice President of Innovation and Partnerships at Shasta College, where she leads institutional efforts to advance equity, innovation, and workforce-aligned education. She is the founding lead of SCAILE—the Shasta College Attainment and Innovation Lab for Equity—which collaborates with multiple stakeholders to develop, implement, and evaluate promising practices for rural community colleges. Kate works closely with North State Together, a 10-county collective impact partnership serving California’s far north region, and serves as the lead for the North State Together Talent Hub through CivicLab. Kate holds a master’s degree in Humanistic/Multicultural Education from SUNY New Paltz and an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership from the University of Southern California. With 20 years of experience in community colleges, her work has focused on strengthening the educational pipeline—improving both access and outcomes—particularly for underrepresented students and communities.
