Kate Lessard

Kate Lessard has held various positions in the technology and business industries since 2015. In 2015, they were an Administrative and Database Assistant at the Counterterrorism Education Learning Lab (CELL). In 2016, they were a Salesforce Administrator at Eating Recovery Center. From 2018-2021, they were a Senior Manager of Sales Operations, CARE Leader, and Women's Employee Resource Group Chair at Woodruff Sawyer. Since 2021, they have been a Delivery Team Manager, Engagement Manager, and Salesforce Project Manager at Arkus, Inc. As Delivery Team Manager, they are a business partner to Arkus clients and leads a team of Consultants. As Engagement Manager, they work closely both as an Implementation Consultant and has oversight of other Consultants with their partnered clients. As Salesforce Project Manager, they oversee Salesforce projects through the full system development lifecycle. As Senior Manager of Sales Operations, they work closely with their users to assess their needs, develop solutions to improve productivity, and promote a data driven culture.

Kate Lessard has a Master's degree in Museology/Museum Studies from the University of Denver, a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Fine and Studio Arts from the University of Colorado Denver, and has studied French Studies abroad at Université de Picardie Jules Verne (Amiens). Kate has also obtained various certifications from Wharton Online, Salesforce, ExecOnline, Inc., and Arkus, Inc. These certifications include Change Management: Removing Barriers to Change (2022), Pardot Specialist (2022), Associate (2022), Experience Cloud Consultant (2022), Strategy Designer (2022), User Experience Designer (2022), Dev Project Manager (2021), Salesforce Certified Nonprofit Cloud Consultant (2021), Salesforce Certified Service Cloud Consultant (2021), Mastering Management Essentials (2020), Salesforce Certified Sales Cloud Consultant (2019), Salesforce Certified Platform App Builder (2018), Salesforce Certified Advanced Administrator (2018), Salesforce Certified Marketing Cloud Email Specialiast (2017), Salesforce Certified Administrator (2016), and Business Analyst.