Katie Olthoff Email & Phone Number

Meateaters want convenience and variety, and family farmers and small-town butchers need a better way to market their products.That's where ChopLocal comes in. Founded by farmers, ChopLocal features high quality meat products from family farmers and small butchers across the country. We are dedicated to building a more resilient supply chain for meat that.

• Author of eight non-fiction children’s books about agriculture, in collaboration with the Iowa Agricultural Literacy Foundation: http://www.iowaagliteracy.org/resources/publications/publications.aspx
• Under contract for two children’s books about agriculture, in collaboration with the American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture

Ames, IA

• Responsible for organization’s print and online communications, including monthly magazine, website, social media, and media relations
• Collaborate with CEO and Director of Government Relations to develop strategies to influence legislators and other government officials and enhance their knowledge of the beef industry
• Responsible for membership strategy and reputation management
• Coach team of four membership staff members including three remote field staff

• Responsible for organization’s print and online communications, including monthly magazine, website, social media, and media relations
• Collaborate with CEO and Director of Government Relations to develop strategies to influence legislators and other government officials and enhance their knowledge of the beef industry
• Developed extensive network of media contacts and secured earned media for the association
• Led grassroots campaign to reinstate the Iowa State Beef Checkoff, which resulted in a successful producer referendum

• Planned and executed social media content as part of producer-facing and consumer-facing communications team
• Assisted with several large corn promotions including the Iowa Corn 300 Indy Race, CY-HAWK game planning, farmer’s market events and others

Iowa

House and home, farm and family: With two little boys, a farmer-husband, a 100-year-old farmhouse and 60,000 turkeys, there's always something going on On the Banks of Squaw Creek! Readers of my blog got to know me and my family through posts about parenting, cooking, and home improvement. A few viral posts and articles about our farm led to a widespread.

Coordinate consumer facing communications including social media and website contentDesign graphics and materials for consumer facing communicationsWrite content for website and social media channelsDevelop and manage Wordpress websiteWork with a variety of farmers, agricultural companies and agricultural commodities to coordinate communications

• Manage home and garden décor retail store
• Design and create art for sale in store
• Design promotional materials for print and web

• Taught 4th grade, 4th – 6th grade Title I, and K – 12 Talented and Gifted program
• Created customized lesson plans and teaching strategies for each student based on data, best practices, and new research
• Coached students academically, socially and emotionally

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Elementary Education And Teaching

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