Kat Park is the Strategic Communications Lead at the Brinson Exploration Hub and Head of the Advanced Strategy group in the Office of Strategy and Formulation at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). In her role at the Brinson Hub, Kat provides strategic input for all broad communications and works directly with the Hub's leadership team to support key activities and projects. Her expertise ensures that the Hub's mission and goals are clearly communicated to stakeholders, Campus and Lab, and the public. At JPL, Kat leads multidisciplinary teams tasked with shaping organizational, mission, and conceptual strategic initiatives that support the future of the Lab. Her previous experience includes articulating complex scientific and engineering architectures in the mission formulation environment, having served as a Visual Strategist in JPL's Communications Directorate.
Before her current roles, Kat was a Designer & Illustrator at BLT Communications, LLC, where she developed marketing materials for major entertainment campaigns, and at Walt Disney Imagineering, designing conceptual environments and stories for the Disney Parks.
Kat holds a Master's Degree in Interactive Design from New York University, a Bachelor's Degree in Entertainment Arts from Art Center College of Design, and a Bachelor's Degree in History & English Literature from the University of Michigan.