Born on the mainland but raised on O‘ahu, Kathleen is a writer, editor and communications strategist who works under the philosophy that the biggest impact comes from inclusive, human-focused storytelling.
As a current freelancer, Kathleen pitches and writes for publications such as the New York Times, the Cut, Cosmopolitan, Shape Magazine, the Verge, Fast Company, Insider, USA Today, SFGate and more. On a regular basis, she writes quick news hits for the Daily Dot, advertorials for businesses like design studios, and stewardship website and email content for nonprofits like Habitat for Humanity. She is also a part-time branded content editor at Matador Network, working with clients such as Hilton, Visit Dallas and more on sponsored travel content.
Besides her editorial work, she has extensive nonprofit communications experience. She was most recently the Strategic Writer/Content Editor at Hawaii Community Foundation, working to tell stories of impact in her community. Previously, she was the Communications Manager at the ACLU of Hawai‘i, where she elevated her colleagues' organizing, fundraising, advocacy and litigation work in the pursuit of protecting people's civil rights and civil liberties in Hawai‘i. Before that, she was the Communications Manager at the Honolulu Museum of Art and hung out with artwork by Van Gogh, Georgia O'Keeffe and Charles W. Bartlett. Prior to returning to Hawai‘i, she was living in New York and working in digital media, where she had the opportunity to interview influential people such as the co-founders of Black Lives Matter and a pre-Crazy Rich Asians Awkwafina.
When she's not writing, she can be found in the ocean, walking her rescue poi dog or oil painting.
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