Katie is a conservationist and writer who is passionate about animals, wildlife, and nature. She is a photographer and author of a book series about wildlife issues, told from the perspective of her Newfoundland dogs. Katie also teaches Storytelling for Conservation at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine and conducts seminars and presentations on cougars, ocean conservation, and storytelling. Katie is a board member of Island Conservation, the Nature Conservancy of Rhode Island, and the Wildlife Conservation Society. 

Katie holds an MA in Environmental Studies from Yale, an MBA from the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration, a Masters in English from the Bread Loaf School, and an MFA from Sarah Lawrence College. Katie taught a popular Animals in Literature course at Sarah Lawrence’s Writing Institute . She previously served as Executive Director at St. Joseph’s Hospital, as Chapter Director at the Eastern New York division of the Nature Conservancy, and in other non-profit leadership positions.