Kate Beckman

Kate Beckman is the Executive Manager, Community & Insights at RippleMatch. Prior to that, they were the founder and editor of Fresh U, a national publication for college freshmen. Kate grew and managed a team of 300+ writers, contributors, and editors and grew audience size to 100,000 monthly visitors. Kate also established an additional national site for freshmen at historically black colleges (Fresh U HBCU) and created and directed the publication’s editorial vision and growth. Kate has also established editorial partnerships with Teen Vogue and Seventeen and managed advertising sponsorships with brands. Kate also oversees implementation of new technology into the website, pitched at business competitions and to potential investors.

Kate Beckman has a Master's degree in New Media Management from S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University, and a Bachelor's degree in Magazine Journalism from Syracuse University.

Kate Beckman reports to Andrew Myers, CEO & Founder. They are on a team with Eric Ho - Founder, CTO & President, Troy LeCaire - Chief of Staff to CEO, and Jackie Carlson - Director, People.