Newsmaker: Katie Pope

Katie Pope Noteworthy: Named the University of Pittsburgh’s first fulltime Title IX coordinator, focused on prohibiting discrimination on the basis of gender. Age: 41 Neighborhood: Squirrel Hill Family: Husband, Bill Kannel; daughters Ellie and Erinn Education: Bachelor’s degree, English, University of Dayton, 1996; master’s degree, philanthropic studies, Indiana University, 1999; master’s degree, interdisciplinary studies, Iowa State University, 2005 Career: Previously worked as the Title IX deputy coordinator at Purdue University Quote: “My background comes more from the advocacy and higher education perspective, looking at how we can best serve students in light of all of the rules and regulations.”