Pleased to announce that I am working with a fantastic new educational and professional development organization, ndgenius. Stay tuned – lots of news and exciting details coming soon!
Consulting on New Project
March 22, 2019 at 2:05 pm (Uncategorized)
Happy to report I am consulting on a new project to raise awareness about insurance companies who, counter to the mandate of the Affordable Care Act, failed to reimburse patients for lactation services. Honored to be working on this with my colleague Chelsea Lewis. I will provide updates as I can.
News and Updates
June 2, 2018 at 2:19 am (Uncategorized)
Hi everyone! I hope you are having a good start to June. I realized I had not updated this site in some time; with the advent of my full-time job, I have not been sharing much as I have not been actively consulting. I did want to report that I have joined a new Board of Directors in addition to serving on the Board of New Paradise Laboratories; I am also now on the Board of the incredible Philadelphia-based organization Girls Justice League. Please click on the link to learn more!
I also welcome any general strategic communications questions and comments. While I am not actively seeking consulting gigs due to my full-time work, I am always interested in hearing what people are thinking about and what they are up to. I can be reached at katyotto@gmail.com.
2016 Update
August 16, 2016 at 2:31 pm (Uncategorized)
Hello everyone! Thanks so much for stopping by. I remain in a full time position but I am available for short term projects – grantwriting, communications development, strategic planning, etc. I hope this finds you well. Please feel free to reach out at katyotto@gmail.com.
Fall update
October 16, 2015 at 3:17 pm (Uncategorized)
Hello everyone,
I just wanted to check in – I’ve been working full time but remain open to freelance and consulting projects that are small and short-term. Please feel free to get in touch. Also I continue to do freelance writing and will have some new stories to post soon. Appreciate you connecting with my work!
I can be reached at katyotto@gmail.com.
Katy
Happy Holidays!
December 9, 2013 at 5:59 pm (Uncategorized)
Wishing you a safe winter holiday from KO Consulting. It’s been a great year and I feel lucky to get to work with a number of great partners and organizations. Thanks for making the world a better place.
Sincerely,
Katy Otto
Reporting from Truth and Justice Summit on Military Sexual Violence
April 29, 2013 at 3:36 pm (Nonprofit)
Tags: communications, consulting, media, summit
KO Consulting teamed up with Renna Communications to run the media for Service Women’s Action Network’s Truth and Justice: The 2013 Summit on Military Sexual Violence. This event, held in Washington, DC April 17-18, brought together over 250 participants, 100 of whom were veteran survivors. The Summit included an Intensive Media Training in partnership with Women’s Media Center, providing skills building for 9 participants.
With morning remarks by actress Jennifer Beals, and a compelling keynote address from Senator Claire McCaskill, the week’s events shined a spotlight on issues facing survivors of military sexual violence and the need for sweeping reforms. Take a look at this clip on MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell Reports on The Ruth Moore Act, a bill that aims to fix the broken VA claims system for survivors of military sexual trauma. Here’s another piece from Maine’s Morning Sentinel about the Summit and the Voice for Change Award, given to Ruth Moore for her advocacy.
My work with SWAN will be ending this May, and I look forward to new partnerships and projects of this scale. Working with Renna Communications was fantastic, and I hope to do so again. If you are interested in working with KO Consulting for your major event, new project, or general organizational messaging, please feel free to get in touch! Drop me a line at katyotto@gmail.com.
Media Relations for Service Women’s Action Network’s Truth and Justice Summit
April 16, 2013 at 3:02 am (Uncategorized)
Tags: women military communications media DC policy sexual violence
I just checked in to the hotel in Washington, DC in preparation for Service Women’s Action Network’s Truth and Justice Summit on Military Sexual Violence. I’ll be running media/comms throughout the event with Cathy Renna of Renna Communications. Over 250 people will be gathering our nation’s capital to advocate for sweeping reform, meet with Congress and share stories with the public.
We will kick things off tomorrow with a media training for 9 participants at the Women’s Media Center.
Please follow along with #TruthandJustice hashtag.
Update on Services Available through KO Consulting
May 30, 2012 at 2:16 pm (Nonprofit)
Tags: consulting, festival, media, press conference, summit, theatre, violence
Spring was a busy and heartening time in my work. One of my primary projects was planning and execution of press for Service Women’s Action Network‘s Truth and Justice Summit for survivors of military sexual violence as well as journalists, policymakers, advocates and service providers. This event took place in Washington, DC, and marked the first national gathering of a massive number of survivors. Working with SWAN has strengthened my skills and experience around media related to trauma. For this event, media efforts were in partnership with Luna Media Group. Working with them was a pleasure – they are based in DC, and I highly recommend learning more about their approach. Planning and executive of press conferences and media management around issues of violence are now services I am introducing into the roster of what is available through my consultancy.
I continue to enjoy the challenge of my work with SWAN as Communications Director. I also work part-time with experimental theatre group New Paradise Laboratories, and this summer will see us developing a piece entitled 27 for Philadelphia’s LiveArts Festival in the fall. Stay tuned!
Remember to follow me on Twitter @exfkaty and like the KO Consulting Facebook page. If you have any questions don’t hesitate to email me at katyotto@gmail.com.
Update: February 2012
February 12, 2012 at 12:57 am (Uncategorized)
Hi all! I have had a busy few months, and wanted to offer a quick update. I worked on a few fantastic projects last year, with Weathervane Music, Girls Rock Philly, Young Involved Philadelphia, Bedsider.org, and more. Since September, I have been working as the Communications Director at an incredible organization, Service Women’s Action Network. Additionally, I attended an incredible theatre/internet/music performance, Extremely Public Displays of Privacy, at the urging of my dear friend/talented writer Jenn Peck. I became fascinated with the creators, and have partnered with New Paradise Laboratories as a Connectivity Coordinator, making sure that more people are aware of their idea of intruding theatre and performance at a high level on the Internet and in realspace.
My band Trophy Wife just wrapped up its second full length record, “Sing What Scares You,” to be released this spring on 307Knox Records. My record label Exotic Fever has a few new releases – a Shondes CD and LP called SEARCHLIGHTS, a ten inch from the Baltimore band War on Women entitled IMPROVISED WEAPONS, my own ep under the name Animals of Ambivalence, and a forthcoming benefit compilation for DASH. I continue to support DASH, also known as the District Alliance for Safe Housing in their domestic and sexual violence survivor housing support work. Recently I reconnected with my former drum instructor, the legendary Susie Ibarra, and will be working more with her on projects. I am also a regular blogger at Sadie Magazine these days.
Find me on Twitter @exfkaty, and follow KO Consulting’s Facebook page.
I want to hear your ideas for communication and development strategies for arts and social justice, so please connect – katyotto@gmail.com.
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