Katie Block, MSW, MPH is a social work, public health, and equity strategist with more than 15 years’ experience partnering with nonprofit organizations, social service systems, and government agencies to strengthen their missions and deepen their impact. Katie’s work centers on advancing elder justice, racial equity, and anti-violence efforts through collaborative strategy, systems change, and capacity building. As a strategic consultant, Katie supports local, state, and national organizations working at the intersection of aging, elder justice, and equity. She provides strategic guidance, organizational development support, training, and the development of educational resources on collaboration and capacity building. Through this work, Katie supports systems leaders in translating the values of equity and collaboration into practical structures, strategies, and partnerships that lead to meaningful, long-term impact.

Katie has provided leadership, training, and facilitation across the country on topics including racial equity, interdisciplinary collaboration, and person-centered approaches within aging and elder justice systems. Previously, Katie served as a training and technical assistance provider with the National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life, supporting the U.S. Department of Justice Office for Victims of Crime’s National Resource Center for Reaching Victims (NRC). In this role, Katie led national efforts focused on community engagement, resource development, and organizational capacity building to better serve older victims of crime. They are the author and co-author of multiple equity-focused guides and toolkits, including Increasing Access to Healing Services and Just Outcomes for Older African American Survivors of Crime, developed in partnership with the NRC and the Vera Institute of Justice, and Elder Justice Coalitions: A Resource Guide for Building and Sustaining Effective State and Tribal Elder Justice Coalitions, developed in partnership with the Ohio Coalition for Adult Protective Services, and the National Center for State and Tribal Elder Justice Coalitions.

Earlier in their career, Katie led a victim services program at the Center for Advocacy for the Rights and Interests of the Elderly, where they worked to ensure equitable access to justice for older survivors and built programs and cross-sector collaborations to reach underserved and inadequately served communities. Prior to their work in anti-violence and elder justice, Katie co-directed MarketShift Inc., a social issues marketing and communications consultancy, providing strategic planning, marketing strategy, and materials development for social service agencies in the Philadelphia region.

Katie holds a BA in Sociology from the University of Rhode Island, as well as an MSW and MPH from Temple University. They are deeply committed to the principles of transformative justice and to creating pathways for equitable organizational systems that increase support and healing for older adults, their families, and communities.