kate spates

kate@imcemail.com

president

Kate is community-minded and has always taken a keen interest in the growth and development of the desert. To that end, she recently graduated from the prestigious Leadership Coachella Valley program where emerging leaders are chosen to participate based upon their commitment to the community and desire to assume a greater responsibility. In 2005, her company, WebSites 2000, was bestowed the honor of Small Business of the Year in the 64th District of California by Assemblyman John Benoit.

Kate is a graduate of California State University San Bernardino. She has pursued a varied career which has included positions at Marriott's Desert Springs as well as accounting/administrative and local retail sales positions throughout the valley. In 1996, her entrepreneurial spirit led her to form WebSites 2000. Ten years later, in early 2006, she changed the name of her company to Image Marketing Concepts "Because we are so much more than web", she states. Now serving over 200 clients worldwide, Kate serves as President of the rapidly expanding company whose key business philosophy and day-to-day operations revolve around "Your image is everything."

Kate has assisted local charities such as the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, United Way of the Desert and Habitat for Humanity Coachella Valley by creating a powerful web presence for them. She serves on the Board of the Women Leaders Forum as the Communications Chairperson.

An avid golfer, Kate is a past Board Member for the Executive Women's Golf Association and enjoys golf with her husband of 15 years, Brent. Along with growing her business ventures, Kate grew her family in 2002 when she gave birth to twin daughters, Abby and Cassidy.