Before the holidays, I did some shopping at the Goodwill out in Batavia (which has the best selection ever, by the way). They have a great book selection (about … [Read more...]
Striving for Green
Last year I read It's Easy Being Green, which has a wonderful list of eco-friendly tasks to clean up your life and your environment. I checked off all the items I … [Read more...]
Resolution 2009: Running With a Plan
Starting this month, I'll be working toward another one of my 2009 resolutions by starting my fitness regimen. I'll be tracking my progress daily (but probably … [Read more...]
Start Your Needles—52 Projects in 52 Weeks
As one of this year's resolutions, I am participating in the Stash Knit Down 2009’s 52 projects by December 31, 2009 (thanks in large part to Mandy). I added up … [Read more...]
Resolutions
It's that time of year again, the time of reflection. Last year I set out to become more eco-friendly (I've updated this list of what has been tackled). I also … [Read more...]
AFI 100—Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
I watched Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) last night. Pretty decent performances by very young Robert Redford and Paul Newman but the plot was set in a … [Read more...]
Voila! Fini!
Mom's Bespeckled Gray Socks (in Essential Ash Tweed) are complete! And with time to spare before the holidays! This is a first considering I've usually finished … [Read more...]
Watching: Recently Watched Movies
The X-Files: I Want To Believe was OK. it was a little weird that Mulder and Scully were all of a sudden together. It also wasn't up to its usual level of scary … [Read more...]
One Minty Green Sock Down
One more to go … [Read more...]
And the Yarn Gods Keep Giveth
As if the yarn gorging hasn't been enough. My mom got me the Knit Picks sock sampler!! It contained: … [Read more...]
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Kate has an incredible amount of drive when it comes to LoganSquarist. In the six months that I’ve been involved, I’ve watched the site grow from a pet project to a respected community publication. This success can be attributed to Kate’s technical and leadership skills. From building out the site to off-hours community management and a consistent flow of content, the site improves by leaps and bounds on a weekly basis. When it comes to team management, Kate delegates tasks in an organized and efficient manner, making her an all around great and inspiring person to work with.
Kate has been a fantastic resource for all things digital, whether redesigning my website on Wordpress, fine tuning my social media profiles, or understanding Google Analytics. She's an excellent communicator, and I will absolutely hire her again in the future.
Kate is a real professional and a pleasure to work with. She is a great communicator and always put her client's (my company) interest first. She is tremendously personal and had a great understanding of our business and how she could help it. She is great and is a tremendous asset to any company.
I worked with Kate during my time as a community manager at Lightspan Digital while Kate was my direct manager. Kate’s communication practices really taught me how to navigate the sometimes complicated agency world. As an account manger, Kate smoothly orchestrated 10+ accounts at one time as well as help me manage and prioritize tasks in my role. Kate was a role model during my first few years in the professional world and continues to be so to this day.
Kate is a wealth of knowledge who served as a tremendous mentor for all of our team members while constantly improving processes and workflows. She’s a tremendous project manager, pays great attention to detail, and is able to demand results from her team with respect. At LoganSquarist she has built and led a team of dozens of volunteer contributors committed to her vision of a community resource. I would happily work with Kate again anytime!
Kate did and excellent job with our website. We have received several compliments on how nice it looks and how easy it is to navigate. She also went above and beyond to make sure that we were able to update and the website ourselves through Wordpress. I cannot gush about how awesome she is and how happy we are with the site and her dedication to the project.
One of the best things I've ever done in my career is work with Kate Hamilton. Her enthusiasm for all things editorial, not to mention her energy and passion for any project she's involved with, is contagious. In addition to being a natural born leader, she's also a creative type, a thinker, a stickler for details, and someone with incredible vision and the drive to get things done. I always marvel at how she is constantly teaching herself new things. She always seems to be ahead of the curve on anything related to social media, and she also has an eye for design. This lady rocks! And she continues to be a mentor to me and others in journalism and communications.
I met Kate through the Association of Women Journalists (AWJ) and immediately was impressed (and inspired) by her creativity, drive, work ethic and use of social media. Her passion for journalism, digital media and communications overall is evident in the projects she takes on, including LoganSquarist, an online news outlet that she founded that uses social media to socialize the neighborhood. What I admire about Kate is her vitality as well as her desire to keep learning and growing personally and professionally. Kate is a modern-day renaissance woman who is multitalented (ask about her travel, knitting and marathon exploits!) and who brings instant value to any team or organization.