Catherine Unthank

Katie Unthank has a solid background in communications and strategic planning. Catherine (Katie) is currently working at PAI as the Director of Strategic Communications, a role they have held since September 2023. Before that, they worked at PAI as the Senior Manager of Strategic Communications from November 2021 to September 2023. Prior to PAI, they were employed as the Communications Manager at the Center for Health and Gender Equity (CHANGE) from November 2019 to June 2021. Catherine (Katie) also has experience at the Population Council, where they held various roles, including Communications & Knowledge Management Coordinator from January 2017 to August 2019, and Staff Assistant for the Reproductive Health Program from January 2015 to December 2016. Katie's career began with internships at the Evidence Project, Population Council, where they worked as a Communications Intern from July to December 2014. Catherine (Katie) also gained experience as the Manager of Special Events at YFE Inc. from 2009 to 2014, and as a Public Relations Intern at Bloomingdale's in 2009. Additionally, they worked as a Museum Docent/Communications employee at the National Woman's Party/Sewall-Belmont House and Museum from 2007 to 2008.

Catherine (Katie) Unthank received a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Public Communication, with a minor in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies from American University, where they studied from 2005 to 2009. In 2016, they attended The Johns Hopkins University's Summer Institute for Knowledge Management in Public Health in Low- and Middle-Income Countries, though the end year of their studies is not mentioned.