Kristi Tate serves as Director of Community Strategies for NCoC. In this role, Kristi is responsible for management of the organization’s Civic Health Index reports and initiatives.

Before joining NCoC, she served as Program Director of the D.C. Schools Project at Georgetown University’s Center for Social Justice Research, Teaching and Service. The program engages hundreds of Georgetown students each year to provide tutoring and mentoring for children and adults of immigrant backgrounds in the District. She also served in leadership roles for initiatives including the new Summer of Service Internship program, the Georgetown chapter of the Jesuit Universities Humanitarian Action Network, and alternative spring break border immersion programs.

Prior to coming to Georgetown, Kristi served as Director of Community Programs for HandsOn Greater Phoenix, an organization that empowers individuals to create positive change through volunteerism and civic engagement. Kristi has also worked on afterschool programs as the Education Director for the Charlestown Boys & Girls Club in Boston, and has spent time as a student and volunteer in Chile and Nicaragua. She has a B.A. from the University of Notre Dame, where she first discovered her passion for service and social justice through her work with the Center for Social Concerns. She recently completed her Master of Arts in Liberal Studies degree at Georgetown University, writing her thesis on how community engagement programs in higher education are uniquely positioned to shape participants into lifelong civic-minded and engaged citizens.