Katherine (Kati) Vera Chavez

Katherine Vera is the Communications Liaison of the WCAPS Asia and the Pacific Working Group. Katherine, who also goes by Kati, is the main point of contact for aspects of McKinley events and facilities usage and related logistics. She is responsible for American University’s booking system (EMS), acting as house manager for events, hosting virtual events via Zoom, supervising support and event staff, room set up and breakdown, and assisting with monitoring facilities and taking action to ensure space is maintained and repaired promptly. She is also responsible for event budgets and timeline tracking, assisting the SOC’s web and communication team on event promotion.