Meet Katherine
I have more than 25 years of experience in nonprofit advancement, and my work with municipal and higher education clients has earned accolades and awards from the California Association of Public Information Officers, the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education, and the College Fraternity Editors Association. My expertise as a writer and creative director includes strategic planning, executive messaging, content development, proofreading and copyediting.
Now a principal, I joined the Tripepi Smith team in November 2016. I previously was director of community relations for the Paine Art Center and Gardens in Oshkosh, Wisc., associate editor for The ANCHORA of Delta Gamma Fraternity and publications editor, and director of creative services for Claremont McKenna College. I currently support administrative and creative projects for the California Joint Powers Insurance Authority and Renne Public Law Group, as well as my firm’s Community Choice Aggregation and higher education clients.
About Tripepi Smith
Tripepi Smith is a California-based marketing, technology and public affairs firm that serves for-profit, nonprofit and public agencies. Its unique mix of marketing and technology prowess provides a competitive advantage to agencies seeking to leverage the internet to achieve their communication goals. The firm provides full content creation services, including ghost writing, collateral development, photography, video production, search engine marketing, search engine optimization, email marketing campaigns and website design and execution.
My #Experts Focus
Every Monday in September, I will be discussing how Tripepi Smith has leveraged Meltwater to put our clients at the forefront of media intelligence.
Here’s what you can expect each Monday in September:
- Monday, September 11th:
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Monday, September 18th:
- Monday, September 25th:
More About Me
I am a Meltwater Academy Super Scholar, with completed coursework in Public Relations Media Monitoring, Customer Reporting, Social Media Marketing Industry Expertise, Foundations and Advanced Boolean training, Foundations, as well as Advanced Social Listening with Explore through Meltwater. I hold a bachelor of arts degree in English from Denison University, where I studied literature and writing, as well as organizational and interpersonal communication.
I am passionate about volunteering, and among other local and regional roles, I sit on the board of directors for the Southern California Blind Children’s Center. I have also served my sorority, Delta Gamma, at the international level as council trustee: communications.
I live in Claremont with my husband, Charlie; daughter, Charlotte; and cat, Lucy. I love to cook and am an avid cookbook collector; reading, hiking and stand-up paddle boarding are other favorite pastimes.
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