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CURRICULUM VITA KATHERINE H. KOESTNER Executive Director Campus Outreach Services St. Davids, PA 19087 Executive Director Take Back The Night Foundation Wilmington, DE 19899 President Respect My Red Wayne, PA 19087 P: 866.966.9013 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS Sexual Misconduct Policies and Prevention Education Technology Use and Abuse within Educational Settings Student and Campus Safety Title IX, Sexual Harassment Victims’ Rights Bullying, Harassment and Cyber-Misconduct Gender Issues and Discrimination Research Supported Educational Strategies EDUCATION B.S. Public Policy, The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA 1994 B.S. Women’s Studies, The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA 1994 Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa Honorary Doctorate, Coe College, Cedar Rapids, IA 2009 Doctor of Public Service, Honorary CERTIFICATION Sexual Assault Victim Response Counselor, Virginian’s Allied Against Sexual Assault Certification Program EXPERIENCE Educational Guest Lecturer, History of Sexual Assault and Policy Development. Feminism and Gender Studies Department, Stanford University, 1999 Guest Lecturer, Sexual Violence in America. Gender and Feminist Studies Department, Pitzer College, 2002 Guest Lecturer, Doing Good Whilst Doing Well. The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, 2007 Guest Lecturer, The College Student Leader Who Changed the World. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Page 1 of 15 2018 Guest Lecturer, Advocacy Through Neutrality: Working with Victims. Stetson University College of Law, 2019 Professional Executive Director, Campus Outreach Services, 1994-Present Executive Director, Take Back The Night Foundation, 1999-Present President, Campus Outreach Online, 2012-Present President, Respect My Red, 2018-Present President, Think2Wellness, 2014-2018 Executive Director, DragonFly Learning, 2005-2015 PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Chapter The Forum of Executive Women, Philadelphia Chapter SELECTED HONORS AND AWARDS 1. Japan-US Senate Scholarship for Ambassador Youth Exchange Program Award Recipient, 1989 2. COAR Respect Award, Campus Organized Against Rape, 1991 3. Finalist, Harry S. Truman National Scholarship Award, 1993 4. Young Feminist of the Year, National Organization for Women, 1994 5. Phi Beta Kappa, 1994 6. 1996 Service Award, Sigma Alpha Mu Fraternity, 1996 7. Safe, Intelligent, Decision Making Award, Delta Beta Chapter of Sigma Alpha Mu Fraternity, 1996 8. Bringing Leaders and Students Together, Greek Blast Leadership Conference; Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO; 1999 9. Promoting Infinity Dignity and Worth Award, Respect Program Advisory Council, United States Corps of Cadets, United States Military Academy at West Point, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 10. Inaugural Year of Sexual Assault Awareness Month Celebration, Keynote Trainer, United States Department of Defense, Certificate of Appreciation. March 2007 11. First Army Sexual Harassment and Assault Prevention Award, First United States Army, Lieutenant General Thomas G. Miller Commanding, August 2010 12. United States Secretary of the Air Force, Letter of Commendation and Appreciation. US Air Force Academy Keynote for Sexual Assault Awareness Month. April 15, 2015. SELECTED COMMUNITY SERVICE International US Ambassador to India. Addressing sexual violence. What can we learn from the United States? Keynote Presenter and Instructor. United Nations Outreach to China. “Addressing Sexual Violence: What Can be Learned from Efforts the United States?” United Nations, New York City. Tuesday, October 27, 2015. Safety for Women Event, Pakistan. UNICEF, 2016. 10 Points of International Light. Global Outreach to End Sexual Violence by Take Back The Night. October 27, 2016 International Summit to End Sexual Violence. Executive Director. Fordham University, Rose Hill Campus. New York, NY. July 10-11, 2016. National Contributing architect and lobbyist, Campus Sexual Assault Victims’ Bill of Rights, 1992 Page 2 of 15 Contributor and lobbyist, Student Right to Know and Security Act, 1992 Conference Director, Shatter the Silence to Stop the Violence Conference, Take Back The Night Foundation and Avon Foundation for Women, 2009 Lead Consultant, U.S. Campaign about Violence Against Women, Tour of India with U.S. Ambassador to India, 2010 Event Director for 10 Points of Light to Take Back The Night. 2010-ongoing annual event. Director and Producer. “Jump Start Java Webinar Lecture and Discussion Series.” Forum of Executive Women, Philadelphia Chapter, 2013. Event Director for Featured Charity, Hoopsville Classic Basketball Tournament, Stevenson University, 2014. Director, 10 Points of Light National Event, 2014-Present. State Virginians Allied Against Sexual Violence, Certification Program, 1991 Avalon: The Center for Women and Children, Volunteer Rape Crisis Counselor; Williamsburg, VA; 1990-1994 Rally for Red Dance Performance Benefit. Megan Curet Performance. February 12, 2016. Cornell University Delegate, Sexual Assault Response Task Force, Cornell University, 1991-1992 Founder, Students Helping Others to Understand Trauma (SHOUT), 1991 Local School Leadership Committee, Wayne Elementary School, 2017-2018 Landscape Committee Chair, Brooke Farm Home Owners Association, 2017-Present EDITORSHIPS Editor-in-Chief, Sexual Misconduct Source Book for Schools, 2004-2005 Editor-in-Chief, Cyber-Compendium for Parents and Teachers, 2008-2011 Editor-in-Chief, Take Back the Night Guidebook, 2009 Editor-in-Chief, Think2Wellness Character Curriculum Series, 2011-ongoing Editor-in-Chief, Cyber-Smarts for Families, 2014 PUBLICATIONS Articles and Blogs. Koestner, Katherine. Letter. The Flat Hat. 15 Mar 1991. Print. Koestner, Katherine. “Responding to Sexual Assault on Campus for Campus Security and Police Beyond the Basics: Skills with a First-Person Perspective.” Sexual Assault Family Violence Investigator Course Newsletter. Sept 2010: 1-4. Koestner, Katherine. “Top Ten Cyber-Bullying and Harassment Concerns for Schools.” Wright Risk Management. Spring 2011: 4-6. Koestner, Katherine. “Forecast: Next 285 Days School Bullying.” Cyber-Bullying Newsletter. October 2012. Koestner, Katherine. “School Sexual Misconduct: A Primer for School Administrators.” Cyber-Bullying News. January 2013. Koestner, Katherine. “Barbed ‘Wireless’ Speech: Sticks and Stone Slung Cyber-Style.” Cyber-Bullying News. March 2013. Koestner, Katherine. “Engaging Your Faculty to Address Cyber-Bullying.” Cyber-Bullying News. May 2013. Koestner, Katherine. “School Sexual Misconduct: Working with Alleged Victims and Survivors.” Cyber-Bullying News. October 2013. Koestner, Katherine. “Do you have Enough Bears and Snakes to Scare Away the Sexting? What Deters Inappropriate Digital Sexual Conduct by Teens?” Cyber-Bullying News. December, 2013. Page 3 of 15 Koestner, Katherine. “This is What Happened when I Reported my Rape.” Huffington Post. April 7, 2014. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/katie-koestner/this-is-what-happened- whe_b_5104646.html?utm_hp_ref=sexual-assault-awareness-month Koestner, Katherine. “These are the Places on Campus Where Sexual Violence Occurs.” Huffington Post. April 9, 2014. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/katie-koestner/these-are-the-places-on-c_b_5117759.html Koestner, Katherine. “The Gentleman who Raped Me.” Huffington Post. April 11, 2014. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/katie-koestner/the-gentleman-who-raped- m_b_5132814.html?utm_hp_ref=sexual-assault-awareness-month Koestner, Katherine. “A College Vice President Privately Confesses to Rape, Promises to Do Better.” Huffington Post. April 15, 2014. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/katie-koestner/a-college-vice-president- _b_5153096.html Koestner, Katherine. “The Real Reason Young Men Say They Won’t Report Being Raped.” Huffington Post. April 18, 2014. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/katie-koestner/the-real-reason-young-men-say-they-wont- report-being-raped_b_5173353.html?1397829883 Koestner, Katherine. “My Inbox is Full of High School and Middle School Students’ Stories of Sexual Assault.” Huffington Post. April 22, 2014. Koestner, Katherine. “What Does it Mean to be a Child of Rape?” Huffington Post. April 25, 2014. Koestner, Katherine. “From Gossip to Bragging, How Girls and Boys are Talking about Sex is a Problem.” Huffington Post. April 30, 2014. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/katie-koestner/from-gossip-to-bragging- h_b_5240802.html Koestner, Katherine. “Coding vs. Gaming: The New Arms Race in Student Learning?” National Association of Independent Schools Magazine. October 14, 2015. https://www.nais.org/learn/independent-ideas/october- 2015/coding-vs-gaming-the-new-arms-race-in-student-(1)/ Koestner, Katherine. “Kissing and Hurting.” US Department of Health and Human Services. Office on Women’s Health. April 2, 2015. https://www.womenshealth.gov/blog/kissing-hurting Koestner, Katherine. “From Hurt to Healing: How You Can Help a Survivor” Gamma Phi Beta’s “The Crescent” Magazine. The Crescent, volume 116 number 3, Summer 2015. Koestner, Katherine. “Responding to Sexual Misconduct with Grace and Precision. Beyond the Basics: Improving Skills with a First-Person Perspective.” ISM: Independent School Management Client Newsletter. 2015. Koestner, Katherine. “Respect My Red: My Movement to End Assault.” US Department of Health and Human Services. Office on Women’s Health. February 16, 2016. https://www.womenshealth.gov/blog/respect- my-red Koestner, Katherine. “Date Rape Activist Katie Koestner Responds