Katherine Ort is our co-founder performing social media platforms and overlooking all corners of our organization, her undergraduate research in Puerto Morelos and the Yucatan has developed a close familiarity with the Maya culture needs. Assistant to Executive Director. Providing administrative assistance, overseeing social media. Identifies and helps to implement strategic plans of the business objectives, helps to assess potential opportunities for the organization environment and our mission interests.
As a student at Washington State University, she completed her capstone studies in December 2018. Katherine has been working with Archaeologists without Borders since 2016.
She wrote her undergraduate thesis about sustainability in the tourism and heritage fields, and performed her research in Quintana Roo and Yucatan, working directly with our organization.
She has a degree in Environmental Studies, and is currently furthering her research in the sustainability and tourism fields. Her current area of interest is in shaping sustainable behaviors and choices using social media and other means of communication.