‎AOSW is happy to welcome a new member of our headquarters staff, Kate Monkus. Kate ‎joined the AOSW in late June and is already diving into operations, membership and all things AOSW.‎

Monkus has spent a lifetime working with non-profit organizations from community theater to international service clubs. During her career, Kate has held positions at the Texas Committee for the Humanities, Rotary International, and the American Red Cross.‎ Throughout the last decade of her career she has worked in nearly every aspect ‎ of development from direct marketing and prospect research to corporate partnerships ‎ and program development.

With the American Red Cross, Kate had the privilege of ‎ working in two of the nation’s largest markets; Chicago and Washington, DC, in addition‎ to the national headquarters. As Director of Project Integration, Kate coached field ‎ fundraisers in developing national strategies for multi-market partners, as well as best ‎ practices for community engagement and internal reporting. ‎ ‎ ‎

Kate works at the local, national and international level to develop programs, raise funds ‎ and improve operations by focusing on personal engagement and mission-centered ‎ strategy.‎ ‎ ‎

Kate will help support the AOSW Board as well as the Membership Committee, SIGs, development, ‎Annual conference, awards and social media. She can be reached at kmonkus@aosw.org. ‎