Kathy (Kat) Mandelstein is the current Vice President of Social Media Club Austin and is active in the local Social Media community in Austin helping create quality programming and social events often in partnership with other Austin Organizations. Professionally, Kathy currently oversees worldwide marketing programs, web and events for IBM
Collaboration Solutions in IBM Software. http://www.ibm.com/social Kathy has been a pioneer in launching successful web and social media marketing efforts, as well as developing dedicated web communities. Kathy has over 20 years of professional experience in the areas of management, marketing, sales, web
development, advertising and corporate communications. Kat holds a B.S. in Advertising with Minor in Marketing from the University of Texas at Austin and a Global Leadership MBA from the University of Texas at Dallas.