Katie Topping served as the executive vice president of Communications and Marketing at NWEA, where she lead the marketing, public relations, and internal communications teams in championing the NWEA mission: Partnering to help all kids learn®. Her marketing career spans twenty years in the technology industry. Prior to joining NWEA, Katie taught third, fourth, and fifth grade at Mill Park Elementary in Portland, Oregon, where she also developed partnerships and programs to enrich students and engage parents.