Katharine Killen Email & Phone Number

Knoxville, Tn, Us

Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

Oversees the Foundation's day-to-day operations. Provides strategic leadership for grantmaking team and organization's programmatic activities.

Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

Managed relationships with organization's donors and fundholders, ensuring their philanthropic goals were realized. Provided guidance to donors on grantmaking and charitable activities.

Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

Oversaw the organization's Communicable and Environmental Disease and Emergency Preparedness Division; Public Health Officer; and Director of Nursing/Clinical Services, in addition to the Chief Strategy Officer responsibilities.

Knoxville, Tennessee Area

Oversaw Organizational Planning and Development; Community Health; and Communications Divisions. Convened community stakeholders to raise awareness about the drivers of health as well as the connections between health, prosperity and public policy. Advanced existing partner collaboration and developed new strategic partnerships to build an integrated and effective system that leads to healthier communities.Managed shifting responsibilities/needs throughout local pandemic response.

Knoxville, Tennessee Area

Directed organizational communications with news media, elected officials and the public, included managing agency's crisis communications. Served on leadership team and advised administration on organizational strategy as well as the content and publication of health education materials and public reports. Built strategic partnerships with the community to advance KCHD's mission.

Developed fundraising appeals, wrote grants, and supported sponsorship solicitations for organization.

Oversaw the Outreach Department, which included managing the brand strategy, media relations, website and marketing for the regional television station; directed the research, creation and implementation of East Tennessee PBS’s extensive rebranding campaign including a new name for the organization; managed the department budget and ensured cost effectiveness through in-kind donations and sponsorships; served as the media liaison; directed the organization’s signature annual event and fundraiser; co-hosted live on-air pledge drives; developed and managed educational projects to support the station’s mission including securing funding; started the organization’s social media efforts and a weekly e-newsletter to reach new audiences and increase visibility

Managed public relations for a dozen major businesses; organized special events to achieve clients’ goals; developed effective advertising and marketing campaigns; worked with the media to create visibility for accounts

Directed sponsorship negotiations with nonprofit organizations; managed the newspaper's 501c3 arm, the News Sentinel Charities, Inc., which included fund-raising, grant writing, promotion, budgeting, board and media relations, volunteer coordination, and event production; directed an academic awards program and banquet for nearly 1,000 people; produced and facilitated a media relations seminar for nonprofits

Created and implemented promotions through sponsorships; developed and implemented a customer service training program for 300 coworkers; managed the internal United Way fund-raising campaign for more than 500 employees; organized an educational program and competition with school systems in a 36-county area in East Tennessee, North Carolina and Virginia

Managed the advertising for several hundred businesses; nearly doubled the annual revenue for an advertising territory in just 18 months; promoted to a major client territory to manage the advertising for more than 25 automotive accounts in Knoxville and surrounding areas