Biography

Katie Noel, MBA, serves as the Director of Admissions for the Duquesne University Nasuti College of Osteopathic Medicine. She brings twenty years of experience in higher education where she has held positions in Undergraduate and Graduate Admissions at the following universities in the Pittsburgh area; Waynesburg University, Chatham University, and Carnegie Mellon University. Katie also has expertise in executive education and clinical education administration. Most recently she was a Student Success Coach at the Duquesne University Palumbo-Donahue School of Business working with Undecided freshman students.

Katie has devoted her career to supporting and educating students and parents through the college admission process with a special interest in first generation college students like herself. She is passionate about providing students with the resources and guidance needed to launch fulfilling careers. In her current role, she works alongside the Assistant Dean of Admissions, managing the DO and MBS admission process and Early Assurance Program. Her favorite part of her job is interviewing future physicians and learning about their unique pathways to medicine.  

She holds a BSBA in Marketing with minors in Women’s Studies and Music as well as an MBA in Human Resources & Leadership from Waynesburg University. She enjoys serving her community as a School Board Administrator and active member of the National Parent Teacher Organization as well as her church and local community theater. Katie is originally from Fayette County but currently resides in the South Hills of Pittsburgh where she enjoys traveling and spending time with her husband, Bill, two children, Eli and Lucy, and dog, Luigi.

Education

  • B.S.B.A, M.B.A., Waynesburg University

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