A B O U T
Just like my Golden Retriever Rosie, I'm loyal and dependable.
Born and raised in Upstate New York. I am a daughter, sister, aunt, and fiancé who values family, friendships, integrity, and meaningful work.
I graduated from SUNY Brockport in 2019 with a degree in Healthcare Administration and Consumer Health. Following graduation, I began my career as a secretary at UR Medicine Strong Memorial Hospital. My time as a secretary was extremely fast-paced, I spoke with numerous patients and insurance companies a day, spent a substantial amount of time organizing and distributing paperwork, and worked very closely with provider teams to administer quality patient care. This environment taught me how to manage my time, pay attention to detail, and express patience and empathy toward the people I was working with.
Fast forward to early 2021, I was presented with an opportunity to join a startup EdTech company. Historically, up until that point, I was not much of a risk taker, and without much background knowledge or experience, I felt called to make this move and took the leap of faith into the tech space and fell into a project management role. This move was the biggest challenge I have faced in my career. I was now working in an industry I didn't go to school for and working alongside people from all walks of professional life. I went from a very independent position to working with cross-functional teams every day. Initially, the pace wasn’t quite as fast as I was used to, and I didn’t fully understand all the steps it would take to get things done. But this job turned out to be a huge blessing in my life. I learned how to implement processes from scratch, how to work with people that possess many different skills from myself, and how to take the time management and organization skills I learned for myself at my past job and incorporate that into this position from a team angle, rather than a personal angle. I learned that I have a knack for project management.
I am very detail-oriented and take pride in quality control. I love the satisfaction of checking things off, and I have the ability to be in tune with those around me and offer a people-centric approach to ensure my team has everything needed to successfully do their tasks.
Based on nearly 40 years of research by the Gallup Organization, the CliftonStrengths® Assessment offers a rich and detailed understanding of one’s strengths, which are the proven levers for employee engagement, productivity, and personal well-being.
Here are how my top 5 show up in my life.
I am a person who others can depend on. I am someone who others turn to for an honest perspective about a project, person, event, or idea. I streamline my day by regularly adhering to well-established courses of action. I rely on these familiar patterns for the sake of efficiency. I have the ability to tune in to each person’s unique situation and I can comprehend someone’s thoughts and feelings. I prefer to be in charge of situations, materials, schedules, budgets, human resources, processes, or decisions. Diligence, persistence, and concentration are three of my distinguishing traits.
Adapted from my personalized 2022 Gallup Strengths Insight Guide©
What Others Are Saying
"Kourtney's ability to create structure out of chaos is unparalleled. She is a quick learner and assesses each situation with a thoughtful, strategic, people-centric approach. Although soft-spoken and humble, she is a powerhouse of ideas and can push any project or initiative through to completion. Kourtney has the rare ability to rally people together toward a common goal, while effectively prompting them to stay on task to meet deadlines.
Not only is Kourtney likable and collaborative, she earns the respect of her peers and leaders through her performance and consistency. She spends the time to learn, listen, and then provides guidance for an effective way forward to improve productivity and efficiency. I have no doubt that Kourtney can take on any new challenge with rigor and diligence. She is an incredible asset to any organization and I sincerely hope to have the opportunity to work with her again in the future."
— Lisa K., Founder & CEO, Magnifi U
"Kourtney is one of those unique people that has project management in her bones. She is incredibly organized but doesn't need to be as her brain can store multiple calendars at once.
She also has a knack for reminding creatives about deadlines, which is a notoriously difficult job.
She isn't pushy, or overbearing, she just quietly and efficiently keeps your team on track. Kourtney is the reason why teams can get things done without strangling each other, and she's an asset to any organization."
— Izzy K., Colleague, Magnifi U
"Having been around account work and project management for most of my career I have been so pleasantly surprised at how quickly Kourtney picked up the role. She is a true natural at project management and created an organized environment from scratch for our team to work within.
Kourtney has a quiet but strong leadership style and it served us all well in the first year as a startup company. Even with a fast-paced constantly changing company, she managed the workload perfectly. I’m very thankful to have had the chance to work with her!"
— Matthew S., President, Magnifi U
"Colloquially referred to in the office as the "Chaos Coordinator", Kourtney is the most organized, dedicated, and responsible project manager I've ever worked with.
Her ability to keep dozens of projects, timelines, and people organized at the same time is unparalleled.
She is able to learn and implement any project management system effortlessly and can produce results under tight deadlines and high-stress environments. Any team would be incredibly lucky to have her join them!"
— Kelley B., Colleague, Magnifi U
