Kristin Penner Email & Phone Number

San Jose, Ca, Us

Co-founded Coalition for a Diverse Harvard: students and alumni fighting for diversity, equity and inclusion at the University and in higher education at large. CDH was formed to protect against threats to diversity in admissions and other areas at Harvard University via alumni elections. Crafted strategies to maximize alumni involvement and voting via email and social media outreach. Developed and manage website and communications system for email outreach.

San Jose, Ca

Worked closely with start-up technology companies and non-profits in Silicon Valley to create meaningful marketing, business, and instructional copy. Multi-step process to create work product, including gathering information, meeting with principals and teams, and iterative process to tailor copy to meet organizations’ needs. Project management includes articulating marketing requirements, tracking progress toward meeting the needs of target audience, and refining web content.

The Blackbird web browser was a ground-breaking effort to address racial inequities in search algorithms. Created mission statement and strategic vision for an innovative program embedded in that web browser to jump-start volunteerism and donations to community organizations. Secured strategic partnership to realize Blackbird's vision through website technology at no cost.

San Francisco, Ca

Managed sale and production schedules of foreign editions at an innovative book publishing house. Expanded scope of subsidiary rights sales by leading first successful auction of paperback rights at the company. Managed Chronicle Books'​ first international advertising campaign in the United Kingdom. Responsible for writing and editing marketing materials for foreign rights sales meetings at Frankfurt Book Fair and American Booksellers' Association convention. Conducted foreign rights sales… Show more Managed sale and production schedules of foreign editions at an innovative book publishing house. Expanded scope of subsidiary rights sales by leading first successful auction of paperback rights at the company. Managed Chronicle Books'​ first international advertising campaign in the United Kingdom. Responsible for writing and editing marketing materials for foreign rights sales meetings at Frankfurt Book Fair and American Booksellers' Association convention. Conducted foreign rights sales meetings with European and Japanese publishing partners. Show less

Berkeley, Ca

Wrote and edited CWES newsletters and grant proposals. Planned events for graduate student colloquia and visiting scholar speakers series. Also, provided research and editorial support for Center projects and studies.

Strasbourg, France

Sole American participant in Council of Europe's stagiare (traineeship) program. Assisted the Deputy Director in planning and hosting international conferences of education officials in the year that Eastern Europe became open to the West. Wrote an analysis of past Council policies that was used to support inclusion of Eastern European countries in future inter-governmental conferences on education. White paper on Council of Europe education policies selected for presentation at an… Show more Sole American participant in Council of Europe's stagiare (traineeship) program. Assisted the Deputy Director in planning and hosting international conferences of education officials in the year that Eastern Europe became open to the West. Wrote an analysis of past Council policies that was used to support inclusion of Eastern European countries in future inter-governmental conferences on education. White paper on Council of Europe education policies selected for presentation at an international education conference in Malta. Show less

Ba, History And Literature

Activities and Societies: magna cum laude

Ma, History

Activities and Societies: Gender in History Group, Center for Western European History, Emma Goldman Papers Project

Ma, Feminist Clinical Psychology