Portfolio: Katrin Olson

202-374-7057 |  katrin309@gmail.com |  LinkedIn  

Strategic communications leader with a keen understanding of communications and marketing, including earned, owned, and shared media, tailoring content across channels, and building brand awareness. Adept at driving executive visibility and managing complex, cross-discipline campaigns geared toward sophisticated audiences.

Delivers measurable results for clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to leading non-governmental organizations. Exceptional at building important relationships, storytelling, trend spotting, and delivering high-quality results.


Results-Oriented Strategist | Skilled Marketer | Leadership Advisor | Media Pro

"Katrin is a skilled and energetic communicator and a warm and caring colleague. She conceived and implemented effective ways of communicating through earned media, public events, social media, and opinion pieces. I recommend Katrin highly as an effective communicator and a trusted colleague. "
- Glenn Prickett, former Chief External Affairs Officer, The Nature Conservancy.

[Katrin worked within divisions that Glenn headed-up at two organizations.]

Education | Certifications | Training


  • Bachelor of Arts, Technical Journalism, Colorado State University, 1995
  • Public Speaking Certificate, Toastmasters International, 2020
  • Professional Certificate Gerontology, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, 2019
  • Diversity & Inclusion Workshop, The Nature Conservancy’s Diversity Initiative, 2016
  • Project Management & Highly Effective Team Building, Beh Management Consulting, 2015

Digital Certifications


  • Advanced Google Analytics Certification, Google Analytics Academy, 2019
  • Digital Marketing Certificate of Completion, General Assembly, 2019

  • Social Media Certification, HubSpot Academy, 2021

  • SEO Technical Certification, SEMrush Academy, 2020

Associations & Affiliations


  • American Marketing Association, 2019 - Present

  • Aging2.0, 2017 - 2020
  • Together Digital, 2018 - 2020

  • Toastmasters International, 2017 - 2020

Sector Experience & Subject Matter Expertise


  • Private

  • NonProfit
  • 50+ Market/Aging Sector

  • Climate Change 

  • Environment & Energy

  • Sustainable Business 
  • Impact Investing

  • Tech Startups

Writing Samples


Tech Skills


  • Microsoft Office
  • Google Analytics
  • Google Ads
  • Moz (Keyword Explorer)
  • Cision (Media outreach)
  • HTML/WordPress
  • Slack
  • Trello
  • CRM (Mailchimp)