Katie Basile

Coastal Resilience Specialist, Bethel

(907) 543-4509

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Katie Basile

Katie Basile is a coastal resilience specialist based in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, where she was raised and has lived most of her life. With a background in photojournalism, documentary filmmaking, and community-engaged storytelling, Katie produces stories and facilitates media workshops to build coastal resilience. She collaborates with communities to understand and communicate mitigation strategies for coastal erosion, permafrost thaw and flooding.

Expertise

  • Workshop facilitation for adults and youth
  • Communications
  • Photography
  • Coastal erosion, flooding, and permafrost thaw

Experience

  • KYUK Public Media, multimedia director
  • Lower Kuskokwim School District Film Academy, lead instructor/director
  • Climate Story Lab NYC, participant
  • Lessons From Newtok, director/instructor

Education

  • B.A., journalism, University of Montana
  • Facilitator certification, Center for Digital Storytelling

Interests

Katie loves traveling, trail running, reading, live music, baking sourdough bread, and spending time with her husband, two young sons, and extended family and friends.