Kate Stewart

Kate Stewart is a public opinion research and communications specialist who has worked with a wide-range of advocacy and non-profit organizations on communications, policy, and public affairs. Most recently she was a partner in the research and strategic communications firm, Belden Russonello & Stewart, LLC.

Kate has created communications and public relations strategies for clients on topics such as civil liberties, public education, reproductive health, and reproductive justice. Her work has advanced the goals of many organizations, including the Natural Resources Defense Council, the Ford Foundation, the ACLU, Wisconsin Education Association, the Illinois Education Association, the Center for Reproductive Rights and many others.

Kate has been an adjunct professor at American University, where she taught public communication research and has served on the Governing Council of the American Association for Public Opinion Research. Kate has served on the Advocates for Youth Board and for the last three years was Board Chair. Kate received a BA with high honors in history from Haverford College and her MS in survey methodology from the University of Maryland.