Katherine serves as the Director of Advancement for Mission of Christ Network (MCN), where she oversees fundraising and advancement work. Katherine is excited to be part of MCN and enable Gospel proclamation all over the world. Katherine brings nearly 20 years of fundraising experience with Lutheran organizations. Prior to joining MCN, Katherine served as Senior Director of Advancement at Concordia University, Nebraska. Before moving to Nebraska, Katherine lived in St. Paul, MN where she served in a variety of fundraising roles including Senior Development Officer at Concordia University, St. Paul and Director of Campaigns and Philanthropic Engagement at Luther Seminary. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Concordia University, St. Paul, and a master’s degree from the University of Minnesota.
Katherine currently resides in Seward, NE with her husband Ryan and their two children, Naomi and Bartholomew (Barry). In her free time Katherine enjoys drinking coffee, traveling, and aspires to become an avid reader again once her children are old enough to stop interrupting her.