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Kate Frantz

ASSOCIATE AIA

Principal Consultant, Partner

Community-focused. Creative. Engaged. Connected.

    • Communications Assessment and Strategy

    • Media Relations and External Communications

    • Brand Messaging

    • Media Training

    • Social Media Assessment and Strategy

    • Social Media Implementation

Kate helps clients expand their networks in person and online by cultivating their community and connections. A social media and digital marketing expert, she works with clients to create intrigue in and dialogue about their projects, processes, and profiles. Bringing together the elements of print and digital media, she helps firms realize the full potential of their work by effectively connecting their work to targeted audiences through an expanded media footprint and assisting clients to expand their networks online and in-person by cultivating their community and connections.

“I value collaborating with my clients to help them communicate their story, achieve long-lasting connections, and cultivate community within the realm of design.”

Engaging communities in today’s digital world requires creatively translating a client’s story into visuals and words. Kate takes time to genuinely understand each client’s work and objectives in order to tailor her marketing approach to fit their brand and honor their voice, helping them gain visibility and build a following.

With an academic background in art and architecture, Kate views the world through a design lens. She actively seeks new opportunities to create dialogue, both within and beyond the design community. Outside of her professional work, she is involved in the local design community in Seattle, Washington serving on nonprofit boards and curating a miniature storefront art gallery.

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    • Total Leadership Workshop, CoFacilitator with Stewart Friedman and John Gavan, Denver, Colorado, 2018

    • American Institute for Steel Construction National Conference, Equity in Practice Panel, Baltimore, Maryland, 2018

    • Society for Marketing Professional Services PRC, Women in Leadership Panel, Napa, California, 2018

    • Beverly Willis Foundation Roundtable, Equity in Practice, Chicago, Illinois, 2017

    • Society for College and University Planning, OHSU Knight Cancer Research Building: Creating an Integrated and Collaborative Culture, Seattle, Washington, 2017

    • Cameron MacAllister Group Design Colloquium, San Francisco, California, 2017
      American Society for Landscape Architects National Convention, Equity in Practice, New Orleans, Louisiana – 2016

    • Cameron MacAllister Group Design Colloquium, San Francisco, California, 2016

    • Global Design Alliance, State of Marketing and Equity by Design, Des Moines, Iowa, 2015

    • University of Oregon HOPES Conference, Equity by Design, 2015

    • GlobalDesign Alliance Conference, Virtual, 2021

    • A/E/C Roundtable: Inclusive Practices in Recruiting and Management, SEAONC, San Francisco, California, 2021

    • Global Design Alliance Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2020

    • Global Design Alliance Bookclub – Race Racism and Justice, 2020

    • AIA Portland, Creating a Culture of Mentorship, 2019

    • Global Design Alliance Conference, Los Angeles, California, 2019

    • Cameron MacAllister Group Design Colloquium, San Francisco, California, 2018

    • Global Design Alliance Conference, Dallas, Texas, 2018

    • Global Design Alliance Conference, Toronto, California, 2018

    • AIA Women’s Leadership Summit – Six Step Scalable Approach to Change, 2017

    • Global Design Alliance Conference, Washington DC, 2017

    • Global Design Alliance Conference, Portland, Oregon, 2017

    • AIA Conference on Architecture, Equity by Design, Orlando, Florida, 2017

    • AIA San Francisco: California Equity by Design Symposium, San Francisco, California, 2016

    • AIA East Bay: Talking about Design, Oakland, California, 2016

    • AIA Large Firm Roundtable: Equity by Design, Austin, Texas, 2015

    • AIA Cincinnati: Equity by Design, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2015