About Kathleen Westerhaus

Kathleen Ann Westerhaus, MA, MIM, CPPM has more than 20 years of experience living her passions of teaching and leading in a variety of roles and sectors. 

Kathleen holds a master’s degree in Spanish Literature and Linguistics from Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont, and a master’s in International Management from the University of St. Thomas, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota.

Additional studies include a Certificate in Professional Project Management (CPPM) and a Certificate in Philanthropy from the University of St. Thomas.

Skill Set

As a values-driven innovator and entrepreneur, Kathleen grows organizations’ capacity by imparting her strategic planning, marketing, and fundraising expertise.

  • Business development
  • Coaching
  • English language writing and blogging
  • Fundraising
  • Leadership
  • Marketing research and planning
  • New product development
  • Program evaluation
  • Project management
  • Spanish language & culture knowledge
  • Strategic planning
  • Teaching

“I aspire to communicate authentically and candidly while exercising empathic listening skills when I work with my clients. Personally, and professionally, I strive to live out my values of peace, wisdom, and liberty. Innovation, integrity, creativity, and curiosity inform my teachings and consulting practices. My mantra is carpe diem.”

Kathleen Westerhaus

“I aspire to communicate authentically and candidly while exercising empathic listening skills when I work with my clients. Personally, and professionally, I strive to live out my values of peace, wisdom, and liberty. Innovation, integrity, creativity, and curiosity inform my teachings and consulting practices. My mantra is carpe diem.”

Kathleen Westerhaus

Past and Current Clients

  • Academia Cesear Chavez
  • Access North
  • Aurora Charter School
  • HACER Minnesota 
  • El Colegio
  • Elign Consulting (Minnesota Department of Corrections)
  • K&S Conservatory
  • Metropolitan Center for Independent Living, MCIL
  • Minnesota Department of Human Services (speaking engagements)
  • Minnesota First Community Solutions
  • NAMI Minnesota (speaking engagements, board of directors leadership, marketing planning)
  • New Century School
  • Roger Meyer Consulting (Guild Incorporated, Carver and Scott County Crisis Teams, East Metro Crisis Alliance, St. Louis County Human Services)
  • Rotary, Optimists, and Lions Clubs (speaking engagements)
  • Stratis Health
  • The Abbey of the Hills Inn and Retreat Center
  • University of St. Thomas