Katie Colfer

Department Administrator, People and Culture at MacArthur Foundation

As Department Administrator, Katie provides high-level support to the People and Culture team, assisting her colleagues in day-to-day administration as well as coordination and implementation of various projects.

Prior to joining the Foundation, Katie served as the Administrative Coordinator for the Office of Student Services at Midwestern University, where she supported a team of higher education professionals in providing exemplary student activities, housing, compliance, and counseling initiatives. She also coordinated New Student Orientation for all academic programs on campus.

Katie holds a Bachelor of Arts in Fiction Writing from Columbia College Chicago.