Kathryn Symank

Prior to joining NU-Q in 2014, Symank was associate vice president for human resources and administrative services at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas. She has extensive administrative experience over two decades crossing such operational fields as finance, human resources, student services and related areas. A graduate of Texas A&M with a BS in psychology and a minor in history, Symank also earned an MBA at the University of Phoenix.

Some of her most notable posts include chief of staff for the vice president for finance at TAMU and CFO, director of student business services. Symank took part in the Governor’s Executive Development Program at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas, which emphasized organizational strategy, infrastructure management, resource management and personal effectiveness. She was selected for the special leadership institute and management seminar programs, the latter at the Center for Executive Development. She began her career as a senior staff accountant at TAMU, followed by stints as a controller for a home building firm and as an accountant in charge of financial reporting and payroll at Wilsonart International, part of a Fortune 500 company.