Risa Pappas, MFA is a contributing writer to Catalyst’s blog and a Sr. Associate digital content creator. She handles day-to-day website operations and is a key member of the web team. 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 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 a writer, voiceover artist, independent filmmaker, and an editor at a small press.
Risa's Latest Work
Webinar Recording: Catalyst Community: Deloitte Winner Spotlight—“Inspiring Women.”
This webinar highlights global leaders discussing Deloitte's 2020 Catalyst Award winning initiative - "Inspiring Women."
Webinar Recording: Take Charge of Your Career—7 Tips to Negotiate Your Role
Join this webinar to hear tips on how you can negotiate your way to a more challenging and satisfying role.
Webinar Recording: This Is How You Dad: “Maternity” Leave for Men
This webinar destigmatizes what it means for a man to take leave and illuminates real-world experiences of the aftereffects.
Webinar Recording: First Steps: Engaging Men as Change Agents
Listen to this webinar to hear 10 actions organizations can take to break down these barriers and make this topic relevant to men.