Katina Whitlock

Katina Whitlock is a senior member of the Corporate Communications team at GE Appliances, a Haier company, where she leads the company’s philanthropy and global employee and community engagement efforts. A former producer and assignment editor with more than a decade in Louisville’s ABC, CBS, and NBC newsrooms, she brings newsroom timing and risk sense to executive counsel, crisis response, and day-of messaging.

In nonprofit and public-sector leadership roles, she served as spokesperson and directed organizational communications while raising $20M+ for mission-driven work. A proven, effective communicator and strategic communications professional, she helps leaders consider stakeholders, impact, and outcomes when deciding when and how to speak.

Katina serves in board leadership at the Muhammad Ali Center and on the Board of Trustees for Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary and supports global organizations like Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and The Links, Incorporated in national and local branding and communication strategy.