Katherine Adam

Katherine Adam is the managing director of Denterlein’s public affairs practice, developing communications strategies for clients involving public policy and community engagement. Clients value Katherine’s thoughtful counsel and collaborative spirit in educating and persuading key audiences around some of the most important issues impacting New England and beyond.

Katherine advises companies, member associations, and advocacy organizations on both long-term strategic positioning and narrative campaigns as well as on specific projects requiring legislative or regulatory expertise. One of Katherine’s key practice areas is sustainability—promoting climate change mitigation and resilience, green open spaces, transit-oriented development, and equitable public transportation.

Katherine’s role at Denterlein builds on her work in the Massachusetts State Senate, where she served as Communications Director for Senator Sonia Chang-Díaz. The Chang-Díaz office represented a variety of Boston neighborhoods, requiring thoughtful communications and relationship-building at the neighborhood, city, and state levels. Katherine built strategies for bold initiatives to help close the student achievement gap, promote equitable economic development, and improve transparency and accountability in government. She provided strategic counsel to the Senator during legislative debates on health care cost containment, transportation finance reform, expanded gaming, and criminal justice reform, as well as during multiple state budget cycles.

Prior to her time as a Senate staffer, Katherine worked and consulted on a variety of political campaigns at the federal, state, and local levels, specializing in communications and digital strategy. Katherine is a graduate of Boston College, where she studied sociology and music. She sits on the boards of MassINC and the LivableStreets Alliance and serves on the Transportation and Infrastructure Leadership Council organized by the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce.