Katie Herriott of Normal has been hired as Manager of Marketing and Events—Torch Run for Special Olympics Illinois at the state headquarters office in Normal.
Herriott was previously the director of development and program services for United Cerebral Palsy—Land of Lincoln in Bloomington. She also worked as Area Director for SO ILL in West Central/Area 11 and Heartland/Area 6, was a support staff member for Support Innovations Inc., and was a recreation intern for Epworth Children and Family Services.
Herriott received her bachelor’s degree in recreation, with an emphasis on therapeutic recreation, from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale in 1999.