Katie Roberts
Inspired to help women grow their businesses. A former educator-turned-startup-founder and development professional who spends her free time on travel baseball fields.
- Role
- Director of Development at Amber Waves
- Location
- Brooklyn, NY, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Katie Roberts
People operations executive with 15+ years of experience in education and nonprofit sectors. Organizational design expert and trusted C-suite advisor, driving operational excellence and talent retention. Change management leader and inclusive culture champion, with proven track record of scaling people-first initiatives in growing environments.• People operations leader, set and managed complex talent strategy and operations as Chief Operating Officer for $250M and 300-member division of NYC Department of Education.• Leadership development expert, redesigned and led Chancellor’s Fellowship for NYCDOE’s top district talent; managed district’s largest private grant to build principal pipeline and recruit new training partner.• Skilled manager, led development and communications functions across iMentor into 13-person team as Chief External Officer, reporting to CEO during organization’s 5-year national expansion strategy.
Experience
Director of Development
Nov 2025 — Present · Brooklyn & Amagansett, NY, US
Responsible for the strategy and execution of all fundraising and donor engagement efforts for this non-profit teaching farm with the goal to raise $2.5M (2026). Amber Waves trains new farmers in its Apprenticeship Program, teaches students and children in it\'s outdoor education program, contributes 25K of pounds of free nutrient-rich vegetables to five food shelters in it\'s Farm to Food Security Program, and is an open space for all to learn, enjoy, and grow.
Education
Yale School of Management
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
2006 — 2008
Brown University
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), English; History
1998 — 2002
Yale School of Management
Masters of Educational Leadership, Educational Leadership and Administration, General
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