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Katherine Young
Senior Director of Development
Katherine Young is the Senior Director of Development at Dream.Org. She leads the fundraising team in securing revenue that powers Dream.Org programs. Under her leadership, the organization solidified relationships with funders including Sony, NBA Foundation and Stupski Foundation, scaled individual donor programs using multi-channel branded campaigns, and received its first federally awarded contract.
Katherine has always been driven to promote progressive economic policies and social justice, both at home and abroad. Before joining Dream.Org, she worked in fundraising for career development in the culinary arts for New Orleans’ at-risk youth. She then spent four years at EMC Research conducting quantitative and qualitative public opinion projects, securing millions of dollars for publicly funded education, infrastructure, and transit, and helping Democratic candidates get elected. She has a master’s degree in International Relations from UC San Diego.
She speaks fluent French and loves discovering new cultures, new foods, and new ways of looking at the world. When she's not globetrotting, you can find her exploring the Bay Area with her daughter and Australian Shepherd Bodie.
Katherine has always been driven to promote progressive economic policies and social justice, both at home and abroad. Before joining Dream.Org, she worked in fundraising for career development in the culinary arts for New Orleans’ at-risk youth. She then spent four years at EMC Research conducting quantitative and qualitative public opinion projects, securing millions of dollars for publicly funded education, infrastructure, and transit, and helping Democratic candidates get elected. She has a master’s degree in International Relations from UC San Diego.
She speaks fluent French and loves discovering new cultures, new foods, and new ways of looking at the world. When she's not globetrotting, you can find her exploring the Bay Area with her daughter and Australian Shepherd Bodie.
