Kate

Kate is currently the Vice President at Bryson Gillette, a position they have held since October 2019.

Previously, Kate was a Fellow at the Los Angeles Unified School District from October 2018 to October 2019. In this role, Kate wrote speeches and talking points for the Superintendent and senior leadership, as well as helping with crisis communications during a work stoppage. Kate also executed communication strategies for campaigns on community engagement, student attendance and events.

Before their time at the Los Angeles Unified School District, Kate worked as an Associate at SKDKnickerbocker from November 2015 to October 2018. In this role, Kate drafted scripts for political campaign ads and developed other political and creative materials for clients. Kate also managed various client relationships, served as the point of contact for day to day needs, researched new media targets, created press lists, and pitched reporters to implement media strategy. Additionally, Kate translated campaign and other communications materials to Spanish for clients and served as an Executive Assistant for two managing directors, handling scheduling, travel logistics, and meetings.

Kate completed their undergraduate degree at Harvard University, where they studied political science and government.

Kate reports to New Person, Partner, Managing Director - Politics. Kate works with Kevin - VP, New Person - VP, California Politics. Some individuals on their team include Tess - Director, Aref - Director.