About me
I’m Katie Pons, a communications strategist with more than a decade of experience helping mission-driven organizations make complex ideas accessible without flattening their nuance or losing sight of the people most affected. My work sits at the intersection of communications, knowledge management, and learning: shaping the story, creating the product, and building the infrastructure that helps good work travel.
What I do
I build the plans, systems, and workflows that make strong communications consistent and less dependent on a single moment or person.
Communications strategies · audience and stakeholder mapping · editorial calendars · messaging frameworks · review processes · platform and vendor management
I translate complex programs, evidence, and lived experience into stories and products that are clear, credible, and grounded in the people closest to the work.
Reports and briefs · newsletters · donor communications · proposals · executive messaging · websites · videos · graphics and presentations
I create practical ways for teams to capture what they know, find what they need, and share learning across projects, countries, and organizations.
Knowledge systems · content architecture · resource hubs · communities of practice · cross-country exchange · dissemination and utilization planning
I design participatory learning experiences that help people make sense of evidence, exchange ideas, and turn insight into action.
Events and convenings · workshops · facilitation · learning agendas · stakeholder engagement · thought leadership
Selected work
My work spans strategy and execution, from the infrastructure that guides a global portfolio to the words, visuals, and experiences that bring its impact to life.
Campaigns & multimedia
I coordinated video testimony and inputs from seven country offices, shaped a cohesive global narrative, scripted senior leaders, and managed an editing vendor. I designed the production process to create modular assets that could be adapted for leadership, donor, and social channels.
Cross-country coordination · Video production · Executive messaging · Modular content
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Events & convenings
I shape the concept, narrative, speakers, facilitation, visual tools, and supporting communications for global convenings. The result is a learning environment where participants can make sense of complex systems and contribute their own expertise.
Event strategy · Facilitation design · Speaker development · Interactive tools
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Editorial strategy
I write, design, and produce a global quarterly newsletter that combines participant stories, program learning, and original visual content. Each edition also serves as a strategic touchpoint with country teams and partners, sustaining an open rate above 65%.
Editorial calendar · Writing · Design · Stakeholder engagement
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Thought leadership
This brief translates lessons from a youth employment pilot in Palermo into practical insights on how programs can connect marginalized young people with meaningful careers in the growing blue economy.
Research synthesis · Writing · Editing · Audience adaptation
Read the brief
Knowledge & learning
I translated technical impact-evaluation methods and findings into clear, engaging content for humanitarian practitioners, building a connected learning suite across e-courses, reports, briefs, blogs, and animated videos. The foundational e-courses reached more than 1,500 practitioners in their first two months.
Technical translation · Learning design · Audience adaptation · Multimedia
Explore the learning suite
Visual storytelling
I create graphics and infographics that synthesize country-level information, surface connections, and help audiences navigate complex program stories quickly while maintaining a clear hierarchy and cohesive narrative.
Information design · Data synthesis · Graphics · Presentations
View the infographicMore work
How I work
Make complex ideas clear and useful without stripping away their nuance.
Design communications as a way to build relationships, not simply distribute information.
Create modular, reusable assets that expand the value and reach of every strong idea.
What colleagues say
“Katie’s experience and creativity have been invaluable to our team while we set out to produce high-quality events, courses, written resources, and communications materials.”
“Katie is the leader you need at every stage of an event: before, during, and after. She remains calm in the face of unpredictable challenges and is able to adapt quickly with effective solutions.”
“Her leadership and management style set an exemplary standard for what I aspire to achieve as a manager myself.”