Katie Chambers is the Community Engagement Director at New York Women in Film &Television (NYWIFT), the leading NYC non-profit for women in entertainment, where she manages both Communications and Membership. Katie guides and manages NYWIFT’s presence both online and off; drives membership acquisition and retention; produces monthly screenings and networking parties; builds partnerships with like-minded organizations; and implements communications initiatives for special projects, including The Writers Lab funded by Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, and Oprah Winfrey. She also co-produces NYWIFT’s two signature awards shows, Designing Women and the Muse Awards. Katie received regional recognition for her work at NYWIFT from the New York Society of Association Executives with their “Rising Star” award at the Synergy Awards in August 2020, and will receive national recognition when she is named one of Association Trends’ top “Young and Aspiring Executives” at their Salute to Excellence in Washington, DC, in 2021.
Prior to joining the NYWIFT team, Katie was a talent agent in the Youth & Young Adult Theatrical division at A3 Artists Agency in New York City, representing young actors in theatre, film, and television. She has served on the Next Generation Committee of the NY Television Festival, produced a critically-acclaimed play at the NY Fringe Festival, and has worked for Buchwald, Manhattan Theatre Club, and Hollywood producer Scott Rudin. Her writing has appeared in Huff Post, Honeysuckle Magazine and several printed essay collections. Katie graduated Phi Beta Kappa and Summa Cum Laude from Drew University with a double major in English and Theatre Arts.
