Kitty Brims
Kitty Brims brings to Concepts more than 19 years of experience in the trade association arena and offers particular expertise in strategic member communications, policy advocacy and international trade lobbying.
Currently, Kitty works on the National Resource Directory, a collaborative project between the U.S. Departments of Defense, Labor and Veterans Affairs that provides resources for service members, veterans and their families, as well as the America’s Heroes at Work program, a U.S. Department of Labor education campaign that works to improve employment outcomes of returning service members with traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder.
Prior to joining Concepts, Kitty worked as corporate communications associate director for one of the nation’s largest industry groups, the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM). In this position, she represented companies nationwide on public policy issues and wrote executive communications, including speeches, letters, articles and customized member reports. She also spent 12 years as an international trade lobbyist for the NAM, working on several free trade agreements and supporting the U.S. business community at World Trade Organization Ministerials in Seattle, Wa., and Cancun, Mexico.
Kitty earned a Bachelor’s degree in English and Studio Arts from Trinity College in Hartford, Ct., and a Master’s degree in International Commerce and Policy from George Mason University. She also studied in Paris, and her background includes extensive study and travel abroad as the child of a Foreign Service Officer for the U.S. Department of State. |
