Kate Engel Director of Strategic Partnerships & Communication 402-472-5535 · kate.engel@unl.edu

Kate Engel is the director of strategic partnerships and communication for Nebraska Innovation Campus. Kate is responsible for recruiting companies to partner with the University of Nebraska and other entities working on NIC. Kate's position allows her to create and implement communication and marketing strategies that assist in the continued development of NIC and strive to engage university faculty, staff, students and industry to collaborate and form partnerships.
Kate grew up on a farm near Red Oak, IA. She is a 2006 graduate of Nebraska Wesleyan University and earned a Master of Arts in Management from Doane College in 2011. Kate also earned a Master of Science in Leadership Education from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2021.