42West
Katie Schroeder has a wide range of experience in the field of communications and public relations. Most recently, they held the position of Executive Vice President at 42West starting in 2020. Prior to that, they served as Executive Vice President at Rubenstein Communications from 2016 to 2020. In this role, they developed public relations strategies and media opportunities for various companies, brands, and organizations. Katie also has a background in corporate and crisis communications, film, television and music press, live entertainment, concerts and events, and working with non-profit and charitable organizations. Before joining Rubenstein Communications, Katie worked at Rubenstein from 2007 to 2016, where they held the position of Senior Vice President. Katie also served as President at Spark Communications, Inc from 2006 to 2007. Additionally, they have experience in public relations at Radio City Entertainment/Madison Square Garden from 1997 to 2006 and at Wenner Media from 1993 to 1997. At Wenner Media, they were involved in securing coverage for Rolling Stone, US, and Men's Journal and supported corporate press efforts. Katie also managed press for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Dinner.
Katie Schroeder has a Bachelor's degree in Communication and Media Studies from the State University of New York at Oneonta. Prior to that, they attended North Rockland High School.
42West
42West operates as an independently-owned public-relations and marketing services firm. 42West grew out of The Dart Group, which was launched by Leslee Dart in 2004. Amanda Lundberg teamed up with Dart a few months later. In 2006, after Allan Mayer joined the partnership, the company was rechristened 42West. Since then, the firm's PRprofessionals have developed and executed marketing and publicity strategies for hundreds of movies, television shows, and digital productions as well as for countless individual actors, filmmakers, recording artists, and authors.Over the next ten years, 42West grew to become the largest independently-owned public-relations firm in the entertainment industry. In 2017, 42West became part of Dolphin Entertainment, a publicly-traded producer of family-oriented feature films and high-quality digital content that is delivered to more than 500 million homes in 125 countries.