Kate Schaffer is an Arkansas native who has used her public relations background in support of a wide range of non-profit organizations since 2003. Kate grew up in Central Illinois. She graduated from Baylor University in 1989 with dual B.A. degrees in Russian ...
Read moreKate Schaffer is an Arkansas native who has used her public relations background in support of a wide range of non-profit organizations since 2003. Kate grew up in Central Illinois. She graduated from Baylor University in 1989 with dual B.A. degrees in Russian Studies and History. Upon graduation Kate lived in Dallas, Texas and worked for Maxus Energy in Investor Relations before joining Children’s Medical Center of Dallas as a Community Organizer. In 1995 she moved to Washington DC to join the National SAFE KIDS Campaign as District of Columbia SAFE KIDS Coalition Director, a position she served in until 2003.
Kate and her family returned to Arkansas in 2003 to be near her family in Hot Springs. Since her return to the Natural State, Kate has “retired” from the working world, and began a new volunteering career supporting various non-profits. From 2003 to 2017 Kate worked for a broad array of non-profit organizations in Hot Springs including Circle of Friends for Arkansas Children’s Hospital, the Ouachita Children’s Center, the Hot Springs Area Cultural Alliance, First United Methodist Church, and the Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival. Upon moving to Bentonville, Arkansas in 2017 Kate became a volunteer at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, the Arkansas Children’s Hospital Foundation Board and several political campaigns.
Kate and her husband Greg have two children; 19 year old Jenna is a sophomore at University of Denver, and 23 year old Isaac is teaching English in Madrid, Spain. Kate and Greg live in Bentonville with their two dogs, Cossette (Cozy for short) and Snoop Dogg, and their cat, Scratch.
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