About Katie
In my ‘day job’ I am an educator and facilitate programs that advance causes of human rights and social justice. I am the Program Director for the Oxford Consortium for Human Rights, Program Coordinator for the University of Oregon’s Prison Education Program, and a communication instructor at Chemeketa Community College.
In my ‘side work’ I am a freelance writer, researcher, and all-around creative person. Originally from Colorado, I have relocated to Oregon after a considerable sojourn in Ireland and Northern Ireland. Wherever my path has taken me (be that rural Honduras, the heart of Marrakech, the deserts of Arizona, bustling Irish pubs, or the beautiful Northwest), I have found inspiration, connection, and a true sense of joyful community.
I take part in projects and organizations that excite and inspire me.
My background is in academics--specifically in sociology, comparative literature, conflict resolution, and human rights law. As such, I'm interested in a broad range of social causes and creative enterprises, and in everything I do I try to build bridges between the two.
While living in Ireland, I was eager for side projects to help keep me busy. I was missing academic life and so started My College Advice, which is still running today.
In 2015, I started a nonprofit organization called Another Look, which provides professional photography and writing services to nonprofits and service organizations. We have worked with organizations across a broad spectrum of services, including a food bank, a reading program, a service provider for folks reentering the community after periods of incarceration, a refugee garden project, a day center for homeless senior citizens, and more.
I have had the enormous good luck of traveling widely, encountering fabulous people, and having some truly remarkable experiences. Over my time as a student I participated in the Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program, in which I first was a student participant in UO classes offered at prisons, and was later trained as an instructor and helped lead the program. I now work with the University of Oregon's Prison Education Program and support classes, workshops, activities, and other prison-related projects.
With everything I do, I try to act with passion and a sense of purpose. And so far, that's brought me to the best opportunities that I can imagine.