Aspen is a place for leaders to lift their sights above the possessions which possess them. To confront their own nature as human beings, to regain control over their own humanity by becoming more self-aware, more self-correcting, and hence more self-fulfilling.

Walter P. Paepcke, Aspen Institute Co-Founder
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Katie Carlsen

Program Manager, Aspen Community Programs

Katie Carlsen joined the Aspen Institute in April 2018 as a member of the Aspen Community Programs’ team (ACP).  As ACP’s program manager, she is responsible for Sharing Shakespeare and the Hurst Lecture Series. Additionally, she oversees the youth programming and manages Teen Socrates and the Hurst Student Seminar. She is honored to work with such an esteemed group of people in one of the most beautiful places in the country!  She spends her free time gardening, reading, trail running, and skiing with her daughter and dogs.

Katie was born and raised in Greenville, SC and remains a Southerner at heart.  Prior to joining the Institute, Katie worked as a Staffing Executive for Robert Half International and as a CPA for Meador & Jones, LLP and Ernst & Young, LLP.  She is a graduate of the McCombs School of Business, University of Texas – Austin and received her Bachelor’s in Political Science and Economics from the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill.