Kate Raley McIlroy

Kate Raley McIlroy has a diverse work experience in the field of communications and public policy. Kate is currently the Vice President at Mission Control Communications (mc²), a position they assumed in February 2023. Prior to this, they worked at FINN Partners, where they held the role of Associate Vice President from September 2020 to February 2023, and Account Supervisor from September 2019 to September 2020.

Kate also has experience working at nonprofit organizations. Kate served as a Communications Consultant and Communications Officer at the Center for Civilians in Conflict from February 2019 to September 2019, and as a Communications Associate from August 2017 to January 2019.

In academia, Kate gained practical experience as a Research Assistant at The Johns Hopkins University - Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) from May 2017 to September 2017. Kate also served as the Marketing and Branding Director of SAIS Review from August 2016 to July 2017.

Kate gained familiarity with public policy through their work as a Public Policy Fellow on the Homeland Security Committee in the U.S. House of Representatives from January 2016 to May 2016. Kate also interned at the same institution as a Public Policy Intern from January 2014 to May 2014.

Furthermore, Kate worked as a Global Citizenship Fellow at UNICEF USA from July 2014 to July 2015, and as an International Affairs Intern at the World Affairs Council from May 2013 to August 2013.

Their early career included a role as a Public Policy Researcher at OXFAM Italia in June 2012 and July 2012.

Overall, Kate Raley McIlroy has a well-rounded background in communications, public policy, and nonprofit work.

Kate Raley McIlroy holds a Master of Arts (MA) degree in Economics and International Studies from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), which they obtained between 2015 and 2017. Prior to their graduate studies, Kate attended the University of Oklahoma, where they pursued a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in International/Global Studies and Political Science. The specific years of their undergraduate education are not provided. Before their undergraduate studies, Kate attended Memorial High School, where they completed their high school education in an unspecified field of study.