Kati Hagedorn
Boston,MA
Summary
Self-motivated, focused, and agile non-profit professional who thrives in a team environment and is a stickler for details. A deep love of checklists, project management tools, and strong organizational skills has led to great success in leading the planning and execution of global travel, tourism, and fundraising events.
Overview
2026
2026
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
DIRECTOR OF EVENTS
TOURISM CARES
2023 - Current
- Lead global event strategy and execution for small- and large-scale programs ranging from 25 to 200 attendees across North America and international destinations.
- Serve as primary point of contact for all stakeholders including vendors, speakers, and community partners.
- Own event budgets, timelines, and work plans, ensuring programs are delivered on time and within budget.
- Supervise and manage Community Impact Manager and oversee cross functional collaboration with marketing, development, and leadership teams.
- Partner with marketing to develop event promotion schedules and communications.
- Ensure all in person programs align with organizational guidelines for sustainability, accessibility, and community engagement.
- Lead community partner relationships to design impact driven experiences and volunteer programs.
- Developed the Tourism Cares Meaningful Events Guide to share sustainable event standards.
- Track, measure, and report event impacts and sustainability practices.
- Support development of education programming including topic creation, speaker coordination, and session structure.
Associate Director of Events
Tourism Cares
2019 - 2023
- Led event programming from concept through execution, including launch and growth of the Meaningful Travel Map initiative.
- Represented the organization at industry events and built strong relationships with partners and stakeholders.
- Created and managed event budgets and negotiated vendor and partner contracts.
- Developed organization wide event sustainability criteria and management tools.
- Designed and implemented a carbon offset program for events.
- Managed operations for fundraising programs including cocktail parties, trade show activations, and golf tournaments.
Events Manager
Tourism Cares
2012 - 2019
- Built sponsorship standard operating procedures and coordinated with legal on sponsor and vendor agreements.
- Executed fundraising auctions for 5+ years and raised more than $500k.
- Designed sponsorship packages and managed sponsor relationships from prospecting through fulfillment.
- Oversaw execution of all sponsor benefits and recognition.
- Supported member and sponsor prospecting efforts.
- Led execution of the organization’s informal B Corp assessment.
- Managed interns, volunteers, and external consultants.
Events Administrator
Tourism Cares
2010 - 2012
- Supported marketing on campaign development and sales tools.
- Collaborated with development team on sustainable sponsor recognition initiatives.
- Managed event databases, attendee registration, and reporting.
- Handled invoicing, billing, and donation acknowledgements
Education
Bachelor of Science - Hospitality Industry Management
Champlain College
Burlington, VTSkills
- Organization and Project Management
- Fundraising and Development
- Event Planning
- Sustainability
- Team Leadership
- Event marketing
- Vendor negotiation
- Sponsorship acquisition
Accomplishments
Groupstoday.com: Named a "Next Gen" leader in the tourism industry.
Certification
Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC): Professional Certification in Sustainable Tourism
Timeline
DIRECTOR OF EVENTS
TOURISM CARES
2023 - Current
Associate Director of Events
Tourism Cares
2019 - 2023
Events Manager
Tourism Cares
2012 - 2019
Events Administrator
Tourism Cares
2010 - 2012
Bachelor of Science - Hospitality Industry Management
Champlain College