Kaitlyn Blume

Kaitlyn Blume, Chief of Staff, serves as a senior advisor, coordinator, and key strategic partner to the Academy President & CEO and Senior Leadership Team.

Prior to this role, Kaitlyn served as Director of Fellow Engagement, the CEO's point of contact to the Academy’s over 1000 Fellows, the nation’s leading public administrators, managers, and scholars. Prior to joining the Academy, Kaitlyn served as the Director of Strategic Partnerships at the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance where she built strategic connections with national nonprofits. She has also served as the Director of Member Services at the National Human Services Assembly overseeing the recruitment, retention and engagement of 80+ national nonprofit members.

Kaitlyn currently serves on the Board of the Bridge Alliance Education Fund and on the Program Advisory Board for Wake Forest's Masters in Public Administration Program. She is a graduate of Wake Forest University with a BA in Anthropology, and holds a Master’s in Public Administration from Clemson University.