Alumni Profile: Katie Kidder

Katie Kidder landed a job in the heart of San Francisco where she works on a team of four-where she and another member are Fresno State alumni and the other two are Ohio University Alumni. “There is a lot of fun rivalry that takes place about who is better, the Central Valley girls or the Midwest Valley girls,” Kidder said.

Kidder, who graduated in the spring of 2005, is the Account Coordinator at Dorland Global Public Relations. Her job changes everyday depending on what she is working on. She typically monitors her clients through the news as well as potential business clients, checks stock rates and any investor relations news surrounding her clients or competitors, and sends that news to her clients.

“I am going to be embarking on a national media tour which I am really excited about because it will give me a chance to travel and take a campaign to the road,” Kidder said.

Kidder said Betsy Hays, Public Relations Professor at Fresno State, mentored her through her college career. “Betsy really gave me a true perspective on the PR industry, Kidder said. “I didn’t feel like there was any sugar-coating or glamorization, she really told us how it was and how it is.” She believed the Mass Communication and Journalism Department at Fresno State prepared her for the career world.

She also considers Jamie Huss from St. Agnes Medical Center in Fresno a lifesaver because she gave Kidder an internship, which Kidder believes led her to her current job.

Kidder hopes to move back to the Central Valley eventually and work in public relations for a hospital in Fresno.