About Katie
Kaitlyn believes in youth empowerment through restorative practices, positive reinforcement, and trauma-responsive, intentional care. Before her role with the Highfive team, she tended to several communities in our first state, Delaware!
Katie's Experience
Katie serves as the Operations and Outreach Officer with Highfive. Prior to this role, Katie served as a Restorative Community Schools Site Lead at the primary level where she was able to build and maintain a peaceful school community. In this role, she collaborated with many community partners including the local police department, food bank of Delaware, Divine 9 Greek organizations, and many more. She was able to facilitate Thanksgiving meal drives, holiday gift drives, and contribute to the annual Community of Wellness Fair which supported over 300 community members last year. Before this, Katie served as a Behavioral Specialist in Wilmington, Delaware for 7 years. Katie created curriculum that highlighted thee strengths of the youth in her care and implemented positive reinforcement behavior strategies that are still used by the organization today! Katie spends her spare time connecting with her community through service at local soup kitchens, coaching, and much more.