NautiCom Communications

For more than 35 years, Kitty has been a proven leader in all aspects of community support, promoting tourism, charitable organizations and the boating industry – including running local and international fishing tournaments to yachting events, non-profits organizations and everything in between.

As the president of NautiCom Communications, Kitty created a company that quickly established itself as an advocate in the marine industry as well as an association management organization.  In addition to her work with Nauticom, Kitty is a proud graduate of Leadership Broward’s Class of 25, served three terms on Fort Lauderdale’s Marine Advisory Board, several terms on Broward County’s Convention and Visitors Bureau Marketing Advisory Committee for and two terms as a board member for the Marine Industries Association of South Florida. She was appointed for two terms on the South Atlantic Fisheries Management Council by the Florida’s Governor to protect the recreational fishing industry and has served for decades on the board of the largest one-day event in Florida – the Seminole Hard Rock Winterfest Boat Parade where she has been the “voice of the parade” to more than a million people!  She was a member of multiple Super Bowl Host Committees, raised tens of thousands of dollars as a board member for Pinion—a fundraising organization for Special Olympics of Broward County, millions for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and most recently, she served as the MC and auctioneer, raising hundreds of thousands of dollars for the inaugural Caymus Wine Event to benefit the Dwight Stephenson and Cystic Fibrosis Foundations.  She has most recently joined the board of directors of the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival.

Her most treasured experiences in her career were the creation of the Take a Hero Fishing event 15 years ago to support Broward Navy Days and the U.S. Military and most notably, the creation of a ground-swell program  dubbed the Inspire Initiative, dedicated to celebrating and uplifting women worldwide that has taken legs and become an international phenomenon.

She currently lives in Fort Lauderdale, Florida—the Yachting Capital of the World with her husband, Stephen Donahue and their two rescue dogs and cat.