As a Management Consultant in Customer Focused Government (CFG), Katherine Rinkenberger supports CFG Planning and 4-Year Strategic Planning, the Governor’s Management Fellowship, and Rural Enterprise Management. She also serves on CFG’s Communications Working Group to ensure high-quality and consistent messaging across all platforms, fostering clear and effective communication within CFG and with external stakeholders.

Katherine earned a Master of Business Administration degree from Tennessee Technological University and a Master of Public Policy degree from Vanderbilt University. While at Vanderbilt, Katherine served as president of the graduate school’s Honor Council and founded the Peer Accountability Collaborative Experience (P.A.C.E.) through Vanderbilt’s Graduate Student Council. She also worked on multiple research projects within Vanderbilt’s special education department and was associate editor for the Peabody Journal of Education.

Prior to coming to Nashville, Katherine earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in English education from San Francisco State University and taught 7th Grade English language arts and English language development in San Francisco Unified School District. She also volunteered as a writing tutor for local students with 826 Valencia.

In her free time, Katherine enjoys volunteering at local animal shelters, mentoring MNPS high school students with tnAchieves, cheering at Preds games, and exploring the city with her pup, Pepper.