Experience

The University of Texas School of Law
• United States
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee
• Director of Judicial Programs

  • Dec 2017 - Present

The Wharton School
• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee
• Auxiliary Reader - MBA Admissions Office

  • Sep 2015 - Dec 2017


Naomi Beard & Associates, Inc.

• United States
• Legal Services

• Senior Consultant

  • Jul 2015 - Dec 2017

  Kathleen works with attorneys who are making career transitions and assists them in this broadly about what the next steps in their career might look like. Kathleen’s extensive experience working with attorneys allows her to coach individuals through the career transition process in a systematic way that allows them to conduct a targeted search without limiting the expansive thinking that can make a career transition truly satisfying. Kathleen works with attorneys who are making career transitions and assists them in this broadly about what the next steps in their career might look like. Kathleen’s extensive experience working with attorneys allows her to coach individuals through the career transition process in a systematic way that allows them to conduct a targeted search without limiting the expansive thinking that can make a career transition truly satisfying.



Yale Law School

• United States
• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Associate Dean of Student Affairs

  • Jun 2012 - Jul 2015

  Management of Student Support Services in Personal, Academic, and Curricular Matters • Advise and counsel students on personal and academic matters • Refer students to counseling services where appropriate • Facilitate student interactions with faculty and administration • Serve as an ombudsman for students with other Law School or University offices • Manage Law School responses to crises and other emerging issues • Manage leave of absence and withdrawal requests • Oversight of Career Development Office Management of Student Affairs and Student Life Activities • Oversee student activities and budgets • Oversee a restructuring and relocation of the Office of Student Affairs • Serve as the administrative liaison to student government and other organizations • Promote and create student social events and other activities designed to improve student life • Oversee the organization of orientation Advise Law School Leadership on Student Issues and Concerns • Serve as a member of the Law School’s Executive Governing Board • Serve ex-officio on the following Faculty Committees: Discipline Policy, Clerkship Placement, Grading Policy Review, Public Interest, Thomas Lecture, and Calendar Review • Serve as a resource for faculty responding to students’ problems and concerns Wellness Programming • Responsibility for creating a response to student concerns about mental health at the Law School • Oversee the expansion of a variety of mental health initiatives including programming, the creation of a Mental Health and Wellness Month, and the development of a Peer Advocate Program Show less



University of Pennsylvania

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Student Intervention Services Team, Core Member

  • Sep 2011 - May 2012

  Serve as a member of the on-call team which responds to student crises each weekend and coordinate immediate response to an emergency or crisis involving students. Serve as a member of the on-call team which responds to student crises each weekend and coordinate immediate response to an emergency or crisis involving students.



University of Pennsylvania Law School

• United States
• Higher Education
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Associate Director for Student Development

  • Aug 2008 - May 2012

  Student Group Management and Student Life • Advised and counseled students who seek assistance regarding a variety of personal, academic and professional matters • Advised student groups as they plan conferences, speakers, symposia and other school-wide events and transition leadership • Created event planning guide and student group handbook • Assisted in the creation of the Graduate Student Affairs Leadership Team for the University of Pennsylvania Programmatic Responsibility • Planned, evaluated and managed first year orientation. Recruited and managed a student planning committee • Developed and managed annual transfer orientation • Assisted with Law School graduation and the determination of graduation awards and prizes • Developed a series of leadership programs, such as “Managing Conflict with Power and Presence” and “Giving and Receiving Feedback as part of the University of Pennsylvania Law School Center on Professionalism run by the Career Planning & Professionalism Office Academic Policies and Procedures and Curricular Work • Managed the annual journal selection process and implement journal credit policy • Supported Registrar with exams and manage problems during exam period • Administered the 3 year JD/MBA program in its first year and a half of existence • Researched the curriculum at peer law schools to advise the faculty on ways to integrate problem solving, group work and leadership development into our curriculum • Worked directly with the Dean in disciplinary proceedings under the Code of Conduct Show less


Sidley Austin LLP
• United States
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee
• Corporate Associate

  • Aug 2007 - Aug 2008

DLA Piper US LLP
• United States
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Associate

  • May 2006 - Jun 2007