Executive Director, Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion and Lecturer, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Kat Walsh oversees the execution of the Michigan Development's DEI strategic plan, is the key fundraising liaison for the Vice Provost for Equity and Inclusion, and serves on faculty at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy. As part of her work, Kat serves as the institutional lead for The Raise: Generations of Black Excellence, a donor group envisioned by Brandi Hudson that seeks to leverage individual philanthropy as a vehicle to elevate the University of Michigan Black community and advance societal change. During her fifteen-year tenure at Michigan, Kat developed the nationally award-winning Development Summer Internship Program (D-SIP). D-SIP introduces college students to fundraising as a career path and intentionally diversifies the pipeline of talent into the profession. In addition, Kat developed the first comprehensive student giving program at U-M, resulting in 10,000+ students donating over $2 million during the Victors for Michigan Campaign, and oversaw the Telefund operation for five years. Kat is certified trainer in the Intercultural Development Inventory, Emotional Intelligence and Diversity, Unconscious Bias, and Training Design for Intercultural Learning.
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