Executive Director
Kate Hurson

Kate came to KEEN over 15 years ago as a parent of a 6 year old son with autism. An active parent, she was soon asked to join KEEN's Board of Directors, where she became chair of the communications committee. She was deeply involved in KEEN's transition from a single program into a national organization, and a charter member of KEEN's national board of directors.

While Kate has focused her energies at KEEN on communications and outreach, she has never forgotten that her original role in KEEN was to be the "voice of the athlete." And at the end of any given day, when asked what she did that day that made her very proud, the answer is easy: "KEEN!"

In her role as affiliate liaison, Kate works with the affiliate staff and boards to ensure their adherence to KEEN's mission and to help them build their capacity to serve more athletes by developing their local boards and coaches committees. Kate also works closely with the national board of directors and its committees, ensuring that the entire organization is responsive to its affiliates' needs.

Development Director
Sarah Beth Lardie

For more than a decade, Sarah Beth has been successfully raising money and increasing visibility for a wide variety of non-profits operating in the United States and around the world, including the Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Youth For Understanding, and the Jane Goodall Institute. Sarah Beth also serves as an Advisor to the United Nations Economic and Social Council’s Standing Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations. She has also worked with a wide variety of individuals and corporations to establish and promote their charitable giving programs, including the world-wide 46664 Concert in support of the Nelson Mandela Foundation. She has extensive experience expanding small fundraising operations into large, multi-faceted efforts with a varied portfolio of support. Sarah Beth has successfully garnered media attention for former clients from The New York Times and electronic media outlets including the three major US broadcast networks and CNN.

Sarah Beth holds a BA in social work and a BA in labor studies from Rutgers University and has earned an MPA with a concentration in non-profit management from the University of Pittsburgh.