Risa Pappas, MFA is Production Editor of Catalyst’s Global Brand & Strategic Communications team. She works to refine Catalyst content and ensure clarity of messaging, furthering Catalyst’s mission to create more inclusive workplaces. As a speaker on behalf of Catalyst, she focuses on helping women take charge of their careers and helping men become better allies, mentors, and sponsors to women.
Prior to her current role, Risa was a Digital Content Producer, handling day-to-day website operations. She also served on the Catalyst Award Evaluation Committee.
Prior to joining Catalyst, Risa worked in academia, serving as an adjunct professor of film studies and audio production and as station manager and radio personality at award-winning college station WP 88.7 Brave New Radio. She has also worked as a freelance reporter and editor.
She earned her MFA in Creative Writing at Fairleigh Dickinson University and her BA in Communications from William Paterson University of New Jersey. Risa is also the editor-in-chief at Tolsun Books, a non-profit small press.
Risa's Latest Work
Creating Opportunities From Disruption: Supporting Women’s Advancement in the Workplace (Webinar Recording)
Hear from speakers as they discuss their action plans to ensure that women are invulnerable when the next crisis occurs.
Catalyst Community: Deloitte Winner Spotlight – “Inspiring Women.” (Webinar Recording)
This webinar highlights global leaders discussing Deloitte's 2020 Catalyst Award winning initiative - "Inspiring Women."
Take Charge of Your Career – 7 Tips to Negotiate Your Role (Webinar Recording)
Join this webinar to hear tips on how you can negotiate your way to a more challenging and satisfying role.
This Is How You Dad: “Maternity” Leave for Men (Webinar Recording)
This webinar destigmatizes what it means for a man to take leave and illuminates real-world experiences of the aftereffects.
First Steps: Engaging Men as Change Agents (Webinar Recording)
Listen to this webinar to hear 10 actions organizations can take to break down these barriers and make this topic relevant to men.