Kate’s work as a planner, programmer, and project manager stems from her ability to connect with diverse people in a way that makes them feel genuinely seen, heard, respected, and valued. Her warmth and concern for human welfare finds inspiration in Mr. Rogers, who recognized that “When we love a person, we accept them exactly as is: the lovely with the unlovely, the strong with the fearful, the true mixed in with the façade, and of course, the only way we can do it is by accepting ourselves that way.” But empathy and communication are not the only ingredients in Kate’s recipe for engaging people in successful project visioning and planning. Her ability to guide efficient, evidence-driven processes provides an additional, and crucial, foundation for the analytical reasoning that partners with creativity to drive successful design thinking.
