Kate Smith

Director, The WELL
kate.smith@csus.edu
916.278.2241

Role at The WELL: As Director,  Kate oversees all programs, operations, and staff.  She works in collaboration with Student Health and Counseling Services and other campus partners to advocate our mission "Lifetime Wellness Through Collaboration, Education, and Innovation".

Pronouns: She, Her, They

Background/Education: Kate has worked at Sacramento State since 2009 and was instrumental in the successful opening of The WELL in September 2010.  Her past work experience includes teaching, coaching, clinical exercise physiology, nutrition counseling, non-profit community recreation and campus recreation.  Kate has her B.S. in Kinesiology from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and her M.S. in Exercise Science from San Diego State University.   She is certified through ACSM as a Health Fitness Specialist and also through NSCA as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist.

Fun Fact: When Kate was a student at Cal Poly she was the President of Women's Club Volleyball Team.

Favorite thing to do at The WELL: Kate enjoys strength based work-outs on the fitness floor and participating in any activity that brings our staff together! 

Learner, Achiever, Woo, Communication,  Activator.