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Katie Shorter, MBA, MEdSecretary
A native of New York’s Finger Lakes region, Katie Shorter moved to North Carolina for the first time in 1996 when her husband was assigned to MCAS Cherry Point. After acquiring her MBA, she and her husband then moved to the UK. After 8 moves over the next 18 years – two of which brought her back again to eastern NC – she and her family settled back in their New Bern home. Along the way, Katie received her second graduate degree in Counseling.
After living in 5 different states and 3 countries, including managing businesses in Montana, rural Somerset in the United Kingdom and New Bern, Katie has operated in organizations large and small with varying mindsets and norms. |
Although she started as a journalist, she has worked in marketing/PR, hospitality asset management, tourism management, international corporate training, public school counseling, private counseling, and as a small business owner.
As the current director of the Small Business Center in Pamlico County, she advocates for the area’s economic landscape, especially the small business community and entrepreneurs. Having run small businesses, she realizes the ongoing operational demands placed on small business owners and their staff in a typical economic climate. Add post-Florence recovery challenges, pandemic setbacks and the challenges of adopting new technologies; small businesses and startups need regular advocacy, strategic planning, and leadership.
As the current director of the Small Business Center in Pamlico County, she advocates for the area’s economic landscape, especially the small business community and entrepreneurs. Having run small businesses, she realizes the ongoing operational demands placed on small business owners and their staff in a typical economic climate. Add post-Florence recovery challenges, pandemic setbacks and the challenges of adopting new technologies; small businesses and startups need regular advocacy, strategic planning, and leadership.
