Katy brings over a decade of experience supporting a variety of marketing and business development efforts with a focus in copywriting, graphic design, email marketing, and social media management. Since 2019, Katy has worked in the nonprofit and animal welfare sector in the Greater St. Louis, MO area where she combines her background in all things creative with her passion for the human-animal bond. Prior to joining HASS, Katy worked for HASS partner shelter, Gateway Pet Guardians, as the organization’s first full-time marketing manager. In her personal life, Katy and her husband, Justin, enjoy fostering all the community cats and kittens in need, as well as spending time with their resident clowder of cats (four and counting!) and chihuahua-mix pup.