1. 50 Forest Street #1721
Stamford, CT 06901
kathyann.hart@gmail.com
KATHY-ANN K HART Cellular 857.453.9562
EDUCATION
Harvard Law School (Cambridge, Massachusetts) June 2003
Juris Doctorate
 Selected Student Attorney of Harvard Legal Aid Bureau
 Co-founded Harvard Legal Aid Bureau’s Diversity Task Force
 Pioneered research on infusing spirituality into Rwanda's post-genocide criminal judicial process
 Member Black Law Students’ Association
University of West Florida (Pensacola, Florida) May 1998
Psychology Major, Bachelor of Arts, French Language minor
 Graduated Magna Cum Laude in the top 5% of graduating class
 Voted Publicity Chair of Golden Key National Honor Society
 Nominated member of Phi Kappa Phi
 Initiated and directed study on juveniles and the death penalty
EMPLOYMENT
The Winchester Multicultural Network, Inc. January 2013 to September 2015
Winchester, Massachusetts
Executive Director
Fundraising
 Pioneered a program planning and fundraising initiative
 Raised $20,000 in matching grant funding within 6 months of hire
 Organized new fundraising event concept with the internationally renowned Griffin Museum
Organizational Development
 Collaborated with an internationally known museum on a multicultural program
 Drafted improved by-laws that met the new needs of the changed organization
Program Planning and Management
 Planned and executed annual Board meeting
 Managed the organization’s largest community event - Winchester In Transition
Community Outreach
 Led initiative with the Town of Winchester to increase community outreach
 Managed the Winchester Planning Board’s Central Business District zoning initiative
Communications
 Overseeing a new, search engine optimized website with new content and social media components
 Developed an annual appeal letter and marketing collateral that successfully reached new donors and garnered larger
donations
Volunteer Management
 Director of a 20 member founder board of 20 long-term and founding board members
AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts, Inc. September 2011 to February 2012
Boston, Massachusetts
Director
Fundraising
 Mastered stewardship of the entire operating budget, leading to more efficient use of funding
 Managed budget for all key departments of the organization: housing, client services, peer support services, reception
Program Planning and Management
 Collaborated with influential executives of the organization on key performance indicators: operations, marketing,
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2. legislative, regulatory
 Devised a strategic plan focused on growth and development
Community Outreach
 Facilitated relationships with the local business community to provide resources for clients of the organization
 Initiated outreach with community-service organizations to provide additional services for clients
Operations Management
 Managed the operations of a multidisciplinary service organization
 Created and implemented a plan to optimize on-site operations
 Supervised a staff of 5 case managers, 1 program manager, and 1 operations manager
 Strategized with the managers at the site to facilitate improved day-to-day operations
AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts, Inc. July 2010 to September 2011
Boston, Massachusetts
Assistant General Counsel
Fundraising
 Collaborated on the organization’s largest government grant request
 Secured nearly $200,000 of federal funding for fiscal year 2011 through grants written
 Secured state funding for fiscal year 2011 due to grant writing efforts
Management
 Created a strategic plan for the legal department to improve efficiencies in service delivery
 Supervised a legal staff of seven, while continuing to represent clients in various civil litigation matters
 Managed non-lawyer case managers in their workings with the Legal Department
 Participated on the planning committee for national and statewide conferences pertinent to the organization
 Grew the department to twice its size while only increasing the department’s budget by roughly 7%
 Advised the General Counsel on operational decisions to facilitate the functioning of a relatively new legal department
 Improved employee relations through human resource management
Community Outreach
 Represented the organization as an exclusive, invited presenter at national and international conferences on AIDS: United
Nations Conference on HIV and the law and the US Conference on AIDS
 Designed and created marketing content and collateral on behalf of the Legal Department
 Strategized and collaborated on the passage of anti-human and sexual trafficking legislation in Massachusetts
 Forged strategic alliances between area law schools, legal services organizations, and law firms
 Served as the organization’s community and national liaison, thereby increasing funding opportunities and community
involvement
Legal Representation
 Supervised lawyers new to practice in various legal services matters including family law, housing, Social Security, estate
planning, and debt/bankruptcy matters
 Represented clients in family law, housing, Social Security matters, estate planning, and debt/bankruptcy matters
AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts, Inc. August 2008 to June 2010
Boston, Massachusetts
Staff Attorney
 Represented and counseled clients in matters of family law, discrimination and debt/bankruptcy
 Advised the General Counsel on grant submissions and operations decisions to facilitate the functioning of a new legal
department
 Delivered presentations to the entire organization, explaining the work of the legal department and how it fits into the
organizational mission
 Facilitated trainings on family law and domestic violence
 Negotiated a commercial lease
 Advised the CEO on important organizational transactions and legislative considerations
 Managed a series of immigration clinics for Haitian nationals after the 2010 earthquake catastrophe
 Invited to guest lecture on HIV/AIDS, family law, domestic violence and immigration throughout Massachusetts and the
Northeast
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3. Northeastern University School of Law May 2007 to December 2010
Boston, Massachusetts
Professor (Adjunct Faculty)
 Designed and taught a course called Legislation, focusing on the procedure and substance of various Federal and state
legislation, as well as how the courts, administrative agencies and society shape the legislative process
Ropes & Gray LLP June 2002 to May 2007
Boston, Massachusetts
Associate
For profit participation:
 Participated in the drafting and submission of SEC filings for registered investment companies
 Assisted with the drafting and submission of documents for mutual fund mergers , acquisitions and re-organizations
 Supervised document review in response to SEC requests for information
 Supervised the diligence review and drafted diligence memorandums in connection with private equity clients
 Negotiated the purchase and transfer of limited partner interests for real estate funds
 Negotiated and drafted documents for the dissolution of partnerships, key clients and industries: technology, medical
device, pharmaceutical, engineering and education
Pro bono participation:
 Chair of the Young Executive Board of Juvenile Justice Partners, Inc.
 Participated as the legal representative for voters polling locations
 Drafted memoranda on behalf of clients of all sizes and influence
Recruiting participation:
 Recruited, interviewed, and mentored prospective legal applicants in partnership with human resources executives
 Assisted in the designing and administration of an associate mentoring program for legal associates
Massachusetts Department of Food and Agriculture June 2001 to August 2001
Boston, Massachusetts
Legal Intern
 Researched legal statutes, regulations and case law in an effort to translate Massachusetts’ agriculture laws into an easy-
to-read manual for municipalities and farmers
 Interviewed department staff and incorporated department policy into a new organizational manual
 Advised Kentucky’s Department of Agriculture to create their own legislation
 Consulted with the organization’s Deputy General Counsel on strategies to be used for the Massachusetts Department of
Food and Agriculture’s legal and regulatory issues
COMMUNITY SERVICE
 Chaired the Young Executive Board for Juvenile Justice Partners, Inc.
 Served as a community member of NARAL Massachusetts’s Diversity Committee
 Recruited to be the legal advisor to the Artists Foundation Inc.
 Active board member at NARAL Massachusetts
 Researched possible grant opportunities for Boston Area Gleaner, not for profit civil rights organization
 Selected as Publicity and Advertising Sales Manager for Theatre@First, not for profit arts organization
AWARDS, PUBLICATIONS FELLOWSHIPS & CERTIFICATIONS
 2010 Outstanding Young Alumnus – The University of West Florida
 2004-2005 Fellow - The Partnership, Inc. – leadership capacity building fellowship for mid-career professionals
 Certified Collaborative Lawyer – trained to provide a positive, alternative context in which to resolve conflict
 Trained Rule 8 mediator - qualified to provide dispute resolution services referred by a court
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4.  Holistic Approaches to Classroom Instruction, a Precursor to More Collaborative Lawyers: Reflections of a NUSL
Professor and Collaborative Lawyer in the Winter 2007 issue of Massachusetts Collaborative Law Journal
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