Katherine Christensen is the owner and founder of Katherine Christensen & Associates, Inc. She was selected to help launch the PR division of America West Airlines during a period of high growth and remained in this position for seven years. Since then, Christensen has managed programs, events and/or PR accounts for over 100 firms. She has developed comprehensive marketing and promotional programs for a wide variety of companies, which have implemented her strategies. Christensen's public relations program has been honored with a Gold Award from the American Resort Development Association, Maricopa Association of Governments and she has received praise from many business owners for her affordable, well-focused plans.

Christensen has over twenty years of experience in the fields of public relations, meeting and association management, media contact, internal and external communications, special events, promotions, working with large and small corporations, associations, and community and philanthropic programs. Her expertise spans from crisis management, evaluation, and execution of communication strategies to actual contract negotiation and detailed, creative program development. She has developed vacation get-away packages and has marketed them internationally. Christensen is also a Certified Meeting Planner, a past-president of Meeting Professionals International - Arizona Sunbelt Chapter and has served on the Board of Directors for ITS Arizona, WTS-Arizona and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Tempe. She is currently the Board Chair of the local Chamber of Commerce (2008).