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Marist University Summer Preview Days
Get a firsthand look at life at Marist University during our Summer Preview Days! These events are designed to help you explore campus, connect with our community, and better understand the admissions process. Summer Preview Days will be held on August 14 and August 17.
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Marist University Summer Preview Days
Get a firsthand look at life at Marist University during our Summer Preview Days! These events are designed to help you explore campus, connect with our community, and better understand the admissions process. Summer Preview Days will be held on August 14 and August 17.
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Admission & Financial Aid
Marist University Summer Preview Days
Get a firsthand look at life at Marist University during our Summer Preview Days! These events are designed to help you explore campus, connect with our community, and better understand the admissions process. Summer Preview Days will be held on August 14 and August 17.
Admission & Financial Aid
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Student Life
Marist University Summer Preview Days
Get a firsthand look at life at Marist University during our Summer Preview Days! These events are designed to help you explore campus, connect with our community, and better understand the admissions process. Summer Preview Days will be held on August 14 and August 17.
Student Life
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Katie Mencke
Professional Lecturer of Operations
Bio
Katie spent her pre-academic career at the intersection of technology and business strategy, advising clients on capital strategy, operations efficiency, expansion planning, and technological transformation. She is particularly concerned with the topic of sustainable packaging and how we can prevent waste or best reuse and recycle the materials we encounter in our everyday lives. Having led international consulting teams of engineers and management consultants, she is particularly skilled at communicating, coaching, storytelling, and moderating.
Education
MBA, Sustainability, Bard College, 2015
MS, Paper Science & Engineering, The Institute of Paper Science & Technology (at The Georgia Institute of Technology), 2004
BS, Paper Science & Engineering, Miami University, 2002
Research Interests / Areas of Focus
Disciplines: Operations Management; Project Management; Supply Chain Management
Industries: Forest products; Fiber-based packaging; Bio-products; Waste & Recycling; Bio/Alternative Energy
Techniques: Systems dynamics; Stochastic modelling; Agile management; Workshop moderation; Stakeholder engagement; Technology assessment
Selected Presentations
Sustainable packaging: What brands want and what paper can deliver; Sustainable Paper & Pulp 2024; Anaheim, CA
Awards and Honors
Bard Fellow for excellence in sustainability consulting, 2014-2015