MEET OUR 2026 JUDGES

Katy is Head of Marketing at Civitas Learning, where she built the marketing function from the ground up. Under her leadership, the team drives measurable pipeline impact — 42% of closed deals are marketing sourced — and has grown demo requests and MQLs year over year. She led a full company rebrand and established the systems and cross-functional processes that underpin the team's operations today.

Before stepping into a leadership role, she served as Civitas Learning's content marketing strategist, where she launched the annual Student Success Impact Report, created the Next Practices podcast, and built a library of customer success stories that became core sales assets.

She brings six years of formal marketing experience, plus a foundation she built earlier as the creator of Collegehood Advice — a content brand helping college students navigate higher education through blogs, podcasts, and resources. A two-time Content Marketing Institute-recognized mentor, she was also a finalist for WICMA's Pivot Award.