Kate Stephens Email & Phone Number

As Director of Membership and Communications with ASHA, I am responsible for effectively communicating the member-value proposition to ASHA Certified members as well as for coordination and evaluation of ASHA’s membership and member recognition and benefits programs, and for the recruitment and retention of targeted member cohorts. In this role, I am responsible for writing, design coordination, development, dissemination and response tracking of information designed to demonstrate the value of ASHA affiliation to all constituents, and message development and distribution pertaining to member communication needs and initiatives.

Arlington, Va

As Director of Relationships and Outreach with PDK International, I focused on growing and maintaining membership in the PDK association across four membership types while deepening member engagement within the education community, broadening the scope of stakeholder engagement, innovating revenue opportunities, and activating membership/volunteer engagement. Throughout my time with PDK I worked to create cohesion within membership divisions, develop new membership levels and offerings, as well as opportunities for interaction between membership types in order to create a streamlined membership strategy and supports to members from high school, through college, career and into retirement.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

As Senior Manager, Operations for the Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS), I managed the daily operations of the BPS staff and BPS specialty certification programs. In this role, I managed a staff of four with prioritizing workflow to meet organization goals as well as timelines around key organizational functions, including reviewing and approving applications, integration of new certifications, and overseeing the seven year recertification cycle.Additionally, I was responsible for developing and implementing BPS marketing strategies designed to promote certification to potential candidates, as well as conducting surveys and other market research to measure the current and future impact of marketing strategies to increase specialty certification.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

As Recertification Manager for the Board of Pharmacy Specialties, I oversaw the recertification process for all of the nearly 20,000 board certified pharmacists throughout the seven year recertification cycle. I developed outreach templates as well as tools to assist certificants in better understanding and managing the recertification process. In addition, I developed, administered and analyzed surveys of board certified pharmacists and their employers to better inform the growth of BPS and its recertification programs and to ensure BPS certifications continue to provide value to pharmacists. Furthermore, I worked closely with our professional development providers and third party vendors, working to ensure the flow of information between organizations wasclear and well-organized to provide a smooth customer-service experience.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

In my role as Staffing Specialist, I collaborated with Principals, selection committees and other key stake holders across 32 schools to ensure they remained fully staffed. I partnered with principals to ensure they were aware of all school-based vacancies, matched with appropriate candidates and guided them through the selection and on-boarding process, making sure they were aware of and in compliance with Human Resources policies.In addition, I acted as point of first contact for all current school-based staff, transitioning staff and new hires, providing guidance on placement, application policies and procedures and general HR policies while maintaining compliance with various union contracts.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

In my role of Teach & Inspire Program Manager, I supervised a staff of 6 employees with the goal of certifying and providing professional development to 1,800 teachers through a U.S. Department of Education grant. I was responsible for creating quarterly recruitment plans to ensure a high volume of qualified applicants, including planning event schedule and locations, marketing strategy, and determining target populations based on data trends. Additionally, I oversaw all marketing efforts, including final edits on all outreach materials and managed selection process for all Teach & Inspire (T&I) applicants, using data to determine and refine indicators of success as well as to streamline procedures.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

As Program Development Coordinator, I oversaw progress and provided assistance to all Teach & Inspire candidates and program alumni, facilitating the use of outside resources and ensuring participants fulfilled all scholarship commitments. I coordinated scholarship recruitment events and in-person workshops with third-party vendors in various states nationwide and conducted in-person recruitment events in multiple states to attract qualified applicants to T&I scholarship program.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

I recruited and managed pool of 150 Distinguished Teacher pilot study participants across four states, providing customer service and developing data collections systems, coordinated classroom observations between trained observers and pilot study participants and helped to develop data collection methods and forms to ensure all necessary data was being captured efficiently.