With over 13 years of experience, Katie works as the Director of Business Development and Marketing at Scott Circle, focusing on increasing the firm’s revenue and brand awareness. A former Chief Operating Officer at Merritt Group, her career has focused on working with foundations, health care providers, nonprofits, startups and financial services companies. Past clients include the Walmart Foundation, Aetna, Massachusetts General Hospital, Avizia and Inova Hospital System.

Laura Gross is president of Scott Circle Communications. As a small business owner, she supervises a team at Scott Circle Communications focused on public relations for nonprofits, associations, advocacy organizations and government agencies. Her experience includes work with The White House, U.S. Agency for International Development, NPR, Gov. Howard Dean and several presidential campaigns.