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Portrait of Katherine Speece

Honor Society® member

Katherine Speece

Intern at Metro City Council

  • your university
  • Dietetics
  • Class of 2020
  • Louisville, Kentucky

Member since June 2016

Education

  • University of Kentucky

    Dietetics

    2016 – 2020

Honors and awards

  • Second Place Debate Team

    At the largest tournament of the year, my partner and I broke into finals and claimed second place.

  • First Place Impromptu Apologetics

    This category gives the speaker a question regarding apologetics and offers them three minutes to prepare a seven minute speech. I placed first out of around fifty competitors.

  • Elected Senator at Kentucky Teen Pact

    Teen Pact is a leadership camp that gives students a first hand look at the state's legislative process while complementing it with mock elections. I was the only female elected for that year.

  • Congressional Gold Medel

    This award requires over 400 hours of public service, 200 hours of personal development, 200 hours of physcial fitness, and five days of expedition and exploration. I will be in the class of 2017.

Goals and interests

Career goal

I plan on earning my R.D. through University of Kentucky and then go on to pursue my naturopathy doctorate (N.D).

Graduate school interests

Bridgeport University
Bastyr University
National University of Health Sciences

Outside the classroom

Kayaking
Reading
Hiking
Gardening
Traveling
Golfing

Experience

  • Intern

    Metro City Council

    Sep 2015 – Feb 2016

  • Clerk

    A Touch of Elegance Florist

    Aug 2015 – Jul 2016

  • Editor

    Luco Industrial Hoses

    Jul 2015 – Aug 2015

  • Intern

    Creative Alliance Ad Agency

    Jun 2013 – Jul 2013

  • Photographer's Assistant

    Personalized Impression

    Jan 2012 – Jan 2015

Volunteering

  • English Teacher

    Dandelion Middle School-Beijing, China

    Jul 2015 – Aug 2015

  • Committee Chair of the Underprivileged

    Rotary Interact Club

    Aug 2014 – May 2015

  • Editor/Writer/Farm Hand/etc.

    Blackacre Nature Reserve

    May 2012 – May 2015

  • Rowing Coach-400+ hours

    Louisville Adaptive Rowing Team

    Apr 2012 – Oct 2015

  • Sunday School Preschool Leader

    Southeast Christian Church

    Aug 2011 – Aug 2014

Languages

  • Chinese (Simplified) Intermediate