Katie Hughes joined NASAA in 2016. As senior development manager, she manages individual giving to NASAA via the Annual Fund, connects donors with NASAA’s mission and helps grow foundation and corporate partnerships. She also supports NASAA’s broader fundraising efforts, including donor outreach and stewardship and assisting the Development Committee, and coordinates NASAA’s Leadership Awards.
Before joining NASAA, Katie worked with small businesses and nonprofits in North Carolina and Tennessee, including as a development manager for a social services nonprofit, where she led fundraising campaigns, managed grants and built strong relationships with donors, board members and community partners. She has a background in administration and proposal writing, and has served on grant panels for state and county arts agencies.
Katie earned a B.A. in dance performance from Chapman University, and has been sharing her love of dance by teaching it to children for over 15 years.