What was your first job, and what did it teach you about yourself?

My first job was waitressing at a retirement home. That job taught me patience and the importance of listening and developing relationships with those you serve. It also reinforced my love of helping people.

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Kate Wolfson, Esq., joined the Baltimore’s Promise team as Director, Post-Secondary Pathways, in June 2022. She moved into the role of Senior Director, Post-Secondary Pathways, in August 2023. She wakes up every morning with the goal of expanding opportunities for Baltimore City youth.

Prior to joining Baltimore’s Promise, Kate worked at Center for Urban Families (CFUF) for more than five years. She most recently served as Senior Manager of Workforce & Education, providing leadership, direction, and oversight of CFUF’s workforce development trainings as well as coordination of education services. Prior to that role, Kate served in two other managerial positions at CFUF, including Program Manager of STRIVE Future Leaders, a workforce development training for justice-involved youth residing in Baltimore City.

Previously, Kate was the Director of the Public Safety Compact (PSC) for Safe and Sound Campaign. The PSC was a justice reinvestment reentry initiative that provided case management and supportive services for formerly incarcerated individuals returning to Baltimore City. She also helped create and facilitate the ELEVATION program in the Baltimore City Detention Center – a transformation program that focused on life skills and education.

Kate received her B.A. from The George Washington University and her J.D. from the University of Baltimore School of Law; she was admitted to the Maryland Bar in December 2012. She is currently a Board Member for The Samaritan Community and sits on the Community Advisory Board for the Center for Adolescent Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Kate is passionate about working with and for youth and young adults, and she has spent the last several years of her career empowering and supporting them to pursue their dreams. She lives by the words of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., “Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?’”