Alumni Perspectives 

with Katie Rouse, '04

Katie Rouse (She/Her) is Executive Director of On Our Own of Maryland, Inc., a statewide peer-run behavioral health education and advocacy nonprofit which promotes equality, justice, autonomy, and choice about life decisions for individuals with mental health and substance use needs.

Katie is a proud alumna of UMBC, where she was a Humanities Scholar, and earned a B.A. in Philosophy and certificates in Women's Studies and The Honors College.

Her career has spanned roles in affordable housing, sports-based youth programming, quality assurance in public mental health service systems, outcome measurement software implementation, project management, and training. She has also worked with a broad array of volunteer, nonprofit, private, and governmental organizations in Maryland as a volunteer, committee, participant, or advisory board member.

Lunch will be provided.

Co-sponsored by the Honors College; the Department of Gender, Women's + Sexuality Studies; and the Humanities Scholars Program.