Kathleen (Palumbo) Mistarka, MBA in

Kathleen (Palumbo) Mistarka, MBA

Energizer · DISC type I
Admission Manager at Vassar College
📍 Hyde Park, New York, United States

Kathleen is a strategic change leader with over 10 years of experience driving transformation at organizations like Vassar College and IBM. She holds an MBA and excels in program management and data-driven solutions. Colleagues describe her as smart, dependable, and an exceptional asset.

While at IBM, she influenced pre-sales engagements that supported potential sales totaling $432 million in a single year.

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Experience
11 Years
Current Role
Admission Manager
Job Level
Middle
Location
Hyde Park, New York, United States
Personality Overview

How Kathleen shows up

Imaginative
Believer
Enthusiastic

They are not always early adopters but can be pursuaded by leveraging strong relationships. Unlike C or D types, they are vocal with their opinions but not so much with their questions. They are people oriented, friendly and like creating new connections.

Priorities

Topics Kathleen cares about

Operational Transformation
Leads operational changes at Vassar College, focusing on scalable processes, data governance, and enhancing the customer experience through workflow optimization.
Data-Driven Strategy
Leverages data analysis and statistical models to identify key performance indicators and provide organizational direction, a key skill utilized during her time at IBM.
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Career

Work history

5-2024
Admission Manager
Vassar College
1-2022 - 12-2023
Project Manager and Solution Architect, Client Engineering
IBM
1-2021 - 1-2022
Project Manager / Business Analyst
IBM
2-2020 - 1-2021
Project Manager
Dutchess Community College
12-2017 - 9-2019
Program Manager, Employee Engagement / Human Resources
ARAMARK CORP
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2013 - 2015
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
The College of Saint Rose
2013 - 2015
Certificate of Advanced Study
The College of Saint Rose
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Influence (I)

Influence (I) reflects the degree to which a person prefers to work by influencing or persuading others. Those scoring high tend to be people oriented, motivated by social recognition and building relationships.

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