Kathy is a talent development professional with over 20 years providing operational and leadership development, equipping employees with the knowledge, tools, and motivation needed to attain personal and professional growth. She enjoys helping people realize that they can make a difference and equipping them to be successful.
She has been a member of ATD, both nationally and with the local KC chapter, since 2019. She has volunteered as a virtual meeting producer and a marketing assistant, and now serves as the VP of Marketing and Communications. Her love of writing makes this a perfect position as she can share the opportunities and benefits of the talent development community with a wide audience.
Kathy is a Business Analyst at Owner Operator Independent Drivers Association, (Grain Valley, MO), a company that provides advocacy support in Washington DC for the truck driver community.
When away from work, she enjoys quiet time spent reading and writing; her most peaceful times are enjoying the sounds from rain and thunder.
Katie Unsell is a talent management professional passionate about helping people do their best work. With a background in Industrial-Organizational Psychology, she designs growth-minded, engaging employee experiences through performance support, leadership development, and training strategy.
She brings a thoughtful, data-informed approach to strengthening both people and culture, with a special focus on the moments that shape how employees experience development, connection, and purpose at work.
Katie contributes to the talent development community through her work on the ATD KC marketing team as well committee service with Greater KC SHRM, and active membership in SIOP.
Outside of work, you’ll find her in a Pilates class or exploring Kansas City’s food scene with her partner and friends. As Director of Brand Strategy, she’s excited to help ATD KC build meaningful connections and support the growth of talent development professionals across the community.
Cindy Pollock, Director of Digital Resources
Cindy Pollock has been in the talent development and instructional design game for over 23 years. She does it because she loves seeing people learn. When they have an “a-ha” because of something she wrote, she knows why she does what she does.
Cindy earned her B.S. in Journalism from Oklahoma State University (Go Pokes). Her career in instructional design started when her first boss said, “Hey, someone should write this down.” Her experience includes facilitation, talent development, curriculum design, knowledge management design, and trying to get people to make podcasts a true learning vehicle.
When she isn’t working, she likes to watch her talented husband and daughter do all things musical theatre.
This is Cindy's third year on the board. She has been an ATD member for years, and she is always excited to work with so many wonderful people. It allows her to “geek-out” over learning constantly!