About Katie Reginato Cascamo, M.A.
FOUNDER
Courageous Steps
TOASTMASTER & PROFESSIONAL SPEAKER
Katie has spent the last 10 years as a parent advocate and patient stakeholder after her son’s premature birth. She has over 15 years of organizational and executive leadership experience. Katie has an M.A. in Organizational Leadership and is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Leadership Studies at Gonzaga University. Katie is passionate about improving healthcare provider well-being and the organizational processes that improve effective leadership. Katie enjoys involving her audience in an interactive message that helps to equip people with the skills and knowledge they need to decrease burnout, improve organizational culture, leadership ability, and employee engagement.
Professional Associations
WRITINGS & PUBLICATIONS
Reginato Cascamo, K. (2014, May 23). Winners in More Ways Than One – Preemie Babies 101
Reginato Cascamo, K. (2015, October 28). Chasing ADHD – Preemie Babies 101
Reginato Cascamo, K. (2016, January 18). Book Review: Go Preemies! by A.P. Male – Preemie Babies 101
Reginato Cascamo, K. (2016, April 1). NICU Rhythms – Preemie Babies 101
Reginato Cascamo, K. (2017, September 11). NICU Nurses: We Save Babies – Preemie Babies 101
TOPICS
Alternative Therapies for Special Needs
Family-Centered Care: Aspects That Were Missing
Family-Centered Care: How it Helped
Life after the NICU: Caring for a Special Needs Child
Life after the NICU: Managing Multiple Specialists
Life after the NICU: How I Was Prepared
Life after the NICU: How I Wasn’t Prepared
Life after the NICU: Transitioning to the School Years
Life after the NICU: Maximizing Your Early Intervention Experience
NICU Experience
Organizational Development/Leadership Within a Non-Profit Organization
Positive Interaction With a Doctor
Positive Interaction With a Nurse
Positive Interaction With a Social Worker
Postpartum Mental Health Concerns: PPD, PTSD, or Other
Prematurity
Pursuing Education After a NICU Experience to Serve Prematurity
Re-Hospitalization After NICU Discharge: First Year Post Discharge
Servant-Leadership in the NICU
Developmental Care: How it Helped
Volunteer Development/Growing a Volunteer Program
Burnout and Depression
Servant-Leadership in Pediatrics & Healthcare
Employee Engagement & Human Resources
Emotional Intelligence
PREVIOUS SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
Reginato Cascamo, K., & Beatty, J. (2014, November 15-18). NICU Private Rooms. Address presented at Institute for Patient and Healthcare Design in San Diego Conference Center, San Diego, California. USA
Reginato Cascamo, K. (2014, July 1). NICU Grand Prize Giveaway. Address presented at NICU Grand Prize Giveaway Event in Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center, San Luis Obispo, CA. USA
Reginato Cascamo, K. (2015, October 24). Addressing the needs of a diverse NICU population. Speech presented at National Association of Neonatal Nurses (NANN), Dallas, Texas, USA
Reginato Cascamo, K. (2015, October 21). Servant-Leadership: Recognizing and Revolutionizing your Leadership Paradigm. Lecture presented at Preemie Parent Alliance Summit in Methodist Dallas Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
Reginato Cascamo, K. (2015, September 18). NICU Heroes. Address presented at NICU Heroes Award Event in Mercy Medical Center, Redding, California. USA
Reginato Cascamo, K. (2015, September 9). NICU Heroes. Speech presented at NICU Heroes Award Event in St. Charles Medical Center, Bend, Oregon. USA
Reginato Cascamo, K. (2018, April 13). Prematurity: Its Impact on Society. Speech presented at Discovery Institute – Summer Seminar in Video, Remote
Reginato Cascamo, K. (2018, February 10). Examining the role of a servant-leadership paradigm within existing NICU initiatives. Speech presented at 1st Annual Congress for Trauma-informed Neuroprotective Care of Hospitalized Newborns and Infants in Hotel Duke’s Palace, Bruges, Belgium
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Reginato Cascamo, K. (2018, August 16-18). Examining the role of a servant-leadership paradigm within existing NICU initiatives. Lecture presented at “Trends, Solutions and Latest Advancements in Pediatrics Health Care in Paris, France