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Qualifications <br /> Project Manager; Katie Loovis, MPA, Vice President of External <br /> Affairs, The Chamber For a Greater Chapel Hill-Carrboro <br /> ✓ Nearly 20 years of experience in facilitating government, non-profit, and business <br /> collaboration <br /> ✓ Doctoral student in Community College Leadership with a focus on workforce <br /> development, at NC State University <br /> ✓ Workforce development lead for The Chamber For a Greater Chapel Hill-Carrboro <br /> ✓ Skilled communicator with expertise in synthesizing complex information into clear and <br /> succinct summaries. <br /> Katie Loovis joined The Chamber is September 2017 as Vice President for External Affairs. In <br /> this role, Katie directs the activities of the External Relations Division, encompassing <br /> government relations, advocacy, public policy, community relations, external communications, <br /> and workforce development. <br /> Katie's career in public service includes key roles in government (The White House), business <br /> (GSK), and the nonprofit sector (Achieving the Dream) as well as with the national and a local <br /> Chamber of Commerce. She is a strategic communications and government affairs executive <br /> with nearly 20 years of experience developing meaningful, multi-sector partnerships that <br /> transform lives and improve communities. <br /> Globally, Katie is on the Board of Directors for 9/11 Day of Service and Remembrance and the <br /> Advisory Board for Corporate Citizenship at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation. Locally, <br /> Katie is on the Board of Directors for Durham Tech Foundation and the Chapel Hill Downtown <br /> Partnership, and is Secretary of the Board for the regional chapter of the American Association <br /> of University Women. She is also a member of the Orange County Partnership to End <br /> Homelessness Leadership Council and the Orange County Local Reentry Council. Katie <br /> volunteers with the NC Study Center and is a Leadership Chapel Hill-Carrboro Fellow (2017), as <br /> well as a graduate of Leadership North Carolina (2018) and the Town of Chapel Hill's Peoples <br /> Academy (2018). <br /> Katie earned an MPA and BA in Communication Studies with honors from the University of <br /> North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she co-captained the NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse <br /> Team. Currently, Katie is earning her doctorate (Ed.D.) from NC State University in Community <br /> College Leadership with a focus on workforce development. <br /> Page 3 of 4 <br />