Katie Agado

Katie Agado, CCP, has a diverse range of work experience spanning over a decade. Katie is currently the Director of Total Rewards at Traditions Health, a position they started in June 2021. Prior to this role, Katie worked at Academy Sports + Outdoors, where they held the positions of Senior Manager Compensation from March 2020 to June 2021, and Compensation Manager from January 2019 to February 2020.

Before joining Academy Sports + Outdoors, Katie worked at Stage Stores for several years. In their most recent role at Stage Stores, they were the Senior Manager of Compensation & Retirement from April 2017 to January 2019. Their responsibilities included managing total compensation for approximately 1,000 corporate and distribution center associates, as well as overseeing the administration of defined contribution and frozen defined benefit plans. Prior to this, they were the Manager of Compensation from July 2015 to April 2017, where they provided compensation support for the company's employees and managed short-term incentives. Katie also served as a Supervisor in both Compensation and FP&A roles at Stage Stores.

Additionally, Katie has experience in financial analysis and accounting operations. Katie worked as a Supervisor of FP&A from May 2013 to June 2014, where they managed a team and handled budgeting and analysis tasks. Before that, they held roles as a Senior Financial Analyst and Financial Analyst. Katie started their career as an Accounting Operations Analyst at Stage Stores, where they gained valuable experience in vendor support agreements and revenue recovery.

Prior to their professional career, Katie interned at Merrill Lynch as a Wealth Management Intern.

Overall, Katie Agado, CCP, has a well-rounded background in compensation management, financial analysis, and accounting operations.

Katie Agado, CCP, obtained a Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) degree in Finance from Texas A&M University, where they attended from 2006 to 2010. In November 2016, they acquired the Certified Compensation Professional certification from WorldatWork.