THE OPRAH WINFREY SHOW

The Oprah Winfrey Show is younger than Katie Dochen.

Oprah is, indeed, younger than Katie Dochen; not Oprah Winfrey herself, of course, but her nationally syndicated show. Here she is in 1986, when no one had heard of lowly little Ms. Winfrey. Feels like it was so long ago!

The Big O is not only an icon, hosting the highest-rated talk show in television history; she is also a magazine editor, a powerful book club leader, an Academy Award nominee and one of the richest people on earth -- all in less time than it took Katie to live! However, Oprah, wouldn't be on our list of folks to call to even headline the fabulous work of a Dochenrence (what those "in the industry" call a conference worked by the Dochster). In fact, Katie is such a pro, she'd make the call herself!

-By Sean

MACGYVER

MacGyver is younger than Katie Dochen.



She's crafty. She's handy. She makes the impossible practical & the complex oh-so-simple. With only a Swiss Army knife & a little duct tape, Katie Dochen can run a conference with the best of 'em. Cara often refers to Katie as the RAC's modern day MacGyver, but in fact we should refer to MacGyver as our modern day Katie, seeing as he didn't it the small screen until 1985.

-By Cara

ECTO COOLERS

Ecto Coolers are younger than Katie Dochen.



It may seem as though it's been decades since Ecto Cooler was all the rage among elementary school tykes, but in fact, this Ghostbusters-inspired Hi-C beverage hit grocery store shelves in 1984, when Katie was, most likely, no longer "on the bottle."

When there's something strange in your neighborhood, who you gonna call? Katie Dochen, Conference Planner extraordinaire!

-By Cara

THE U.S. WOMEN'S NATIONAL GYMNATICS TEAM

The U.S. Women's National Gymnastics Team is younger than Katie Dochen.



Every single athlete on the nation's best female gymnastics team is younger than Katie by at least five years. The team's youngest member, Ivana Hong, is a mere 15 years old & therefore a stunning 10 years behind Katie. And although Chellsie Memmel & Alicia Sacramone are the team's most elderly members, topping out at the big 2-0, they're still a good half a decade behind Ms. Dochen.

Don't discount Katie's job as a conference planner as being an easier than the jobs of these career gymnasts: Dealing with hotel accomodations and busing schedules can be a balancing act of an entirely different genre! And although Katie could certainly provide these adolescent gymnasts with the sage wisdom of her quarter century, these youngsters do have a leg up on her in one area -- what they lack in age, they make up for in fully functional feet.

-By Arielle & Kate

THE 3 1/2" FLOPPY DISK

The 3 1/2" floppy disk is younger than Katie Dochen.


In this, the era of nano technology, zip drives & iPhones, it might seem that the 3 1/2" floppy is a thing of the far distant past. But lo & behold, the 3 1/2" floppy, invented as the alternative to the larger 8" and 5 1/4" floppy disks, is in fact younger than our very own Katie Dochen!

All right -- to be fair, Katie was a mere 1 year old when the 3 1/2" floppy was invented, but it's still an important one-year differential... mainly because it gives us an excuse to add floppy disks to this distinguished list! We would, however, be remiss if we didn't mention that although the 3 1/2" floppy disk has become outdated, Katie Dochen only gets better with age.

-By Arielle

AUSTIN-BERGSTROM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

Austin-Bergstrom International Airport is younger than Katie Dochen.



Yes, one of our favorite Texan’s favorite haunts, Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, is younger than she is. And the airport, which recently said “hola” and “adios” to 836,689 passengers in a single month, is not just younger than Katie -- it's younger than her by a whopping 14 years! In fact, if you added the age of the airport to the age of the first iBook computer, their combined ages would still be younger than our birthday girl.

-By Mark

MARK ZUCKERBERG

Facebook founder Mark Elliott Zuckerberg is younger than Katie Dochen.



Both Zuckerberg & Katie are former L’Taken participants, but the similarities appear to end there -- for now. Zuckerberg created Facebook, which you may have heard of, as it seems to be quite popular these days. Forbes magazine lists the recently-turned-24-year-old Zuckerberg's worth at about $1.5 billion and names him the world’s youngest self-made billionaire.

Our beloved Katie Dochen works at the RAC, so she is probably well on her way toward becoming the world's second-youngest self-made billionaire. It’s only a matter of time. Watch out, Zuck!

-By Jessie