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Name: Katherine Spivey
Date registered: July 13, 2012

Biography

Katherine Spivey is the General Service Administration’s Plain Language Launcher, coordinating GSA’s plain language program. Katherine is an active member of and trainer for the Plain Language Action and Information Network (PLAIN), and teaches plain language courses and holds brown bags. As well as being GSA’s Plain Language Launcher, Katherine works for GSA in the Federal Acquisitions Service (FAS) in Integrated Technology Services, where she manages Web content, coordinates social media, and edits Mary Davie’s blog, Great Government through Technology. Before joining GSA, Katherine was a Web content manager at the Department of Homeland Security, Web content editor at international law firm Steptoe & Johnson LLP, and website manager at the International Association of Chiefs of Police. She has taught at local community colleges and at the Amphibious Warfare School in Quantico, Virginia. Katherine has an M.A. in English from the University of Virginia and a B.A. in English from the University of Mary Washington.

Latest posts

1. Social Media + Plain Language — January 7, 2013
2. Essentials of Plain Language — October 26, 2012