About Katha

Katha Kissman is a Senior Governance Consultant with BoardSource (formerly the National Center for Nonprofit Boards) and the author of its publication, Taming the Troublesome Board Member, (out through www.boardsource.org). In addition to providing governance consulting through BoardSource, Katha also provides Interim Leadership and Nonprofit Organizational Development consulting, training and facilitation for a wide variety of organizations.

Katha served as Leadership America's leader of leaders - first as the executive director in 1996 and 1997 and then again as its president and CEO in 2000 and 2001. She lived in the United Arab Emirates in 1998 and 1999 where she helped found the American University of Sharjah's Continuing Education Center. Katha also helped found the American University of Kuwait's Continuing Education Center in 2004.

Katha's other previous leadership positions include director of training and organizational development at the national headquarters of Volunteers of America; managing director of the Helen Hayes Award-Winning Round House Theatre; assistant managing director for Living Stage at Arena Stage; and sales manager for Nadra K Real Estate.

Katha currently serves or has served with the Office Depot Business Women's Council, IONA Senior Services, the African Continuum Theatre Company, the Trans-Arab Research Institute, the New Buffalo Railroad Museum, Leadership Montgomery, the Berrien County Economic Development Commission, the Harbor Country Chamber of Commerce, the Maryland State Arts Council, the Cultural Alliance of Greater Washington, Greentree Shelter for Women, NOW, and Hexagon.