Katherine Mather

Katherine Mather is an experienced Site Coordinator at Playworks, supporting programming for over 2,000 students in four Title 1 schools in Arizona since June 2014. In this role, Katherine coaches school recess teams and develops strategies to foster a safe and inclusive school environment. Previously, as an Americorp Program Coordinator, Katherine introduced Playworks programming at Emerson Elementary, enhancing engagement and conflict resolution within the school community. Katherine's earlier experiences include an internship at TCH - The Centers for Habilitation, where event planning and collaboration with clients were key responsibilities, and various customer service roles at Build-A-Bear Workshop and Ridemakerz, LLC, which involved engaging and entertaining groups of children. Katherine holds a degree in Business Tourism Management from the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University and additional certificates in International Business and Special Events Management.