Kathryn “Kat” Hyatt is the Vice President of Marketing at Visit Corpus Christi, where she has spent the past five years leading award-winning destination marketing efforts. With a strong pre-agency background, Kat brings deep expertise in digital performance and data-driven strategy to every campaign. She oversees communications, content, and marketing operations and is recognized as a leader in travel and tourism marketing.

Kat was named a 2025 Emerging Marketing Star by eTourism Summit and has spoken at national industry conferences, including the DI MarCom and eTourism Summit. She is a Certified Tourism Executive (CTE) through the Texas Travel Alliance and a proud graduate of Baylor University—go Bears. Her work includes leading the accessibility initiative that made Corpus Christi the first Gulf Coast destination to earn Destination Verified Accreditation from Wheel the World, setting a new standard for inclusive and accessible destination marketing.