Distraction & Focus: Telling Your Story with Katherine Ellison
Week of June 6, 2026
Pulitzer prize-winning journalist and author Katherine Ellison will explain the difference between diagnosable ADHD and “popcorn brain” and lead four workshops on writing to help you pay attention as you tell your story.
Katherine Ellison has more than 30 years of wide-ranging experience in digging for facts, framing messages, and producing vivid prose. From 1984-99, Ellison reported for Knight Ridder Newspapers, winning several awards including a Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting. Since then, she has authored, co-authored, and ghost-written ten books and worked as a communication consultant and speechwriter for clients including Bill Gates, major Silicon Valley investors, the Ford, Packard, and Irvine foundations and Cater Communications.