Kate is an environmental advocate with fourteen years of experience in grassroots organising, campaign strategy, media relations, policy and lobbying. As a grassroots organiser and campaigner Kate has worked for several leading US environmental non-profits including Green Corps, the Sierra Club and Greenpeace. Through innovative campaigns and trainings she has worked with a range of groups to effectively advocate for action on climate change, clean energy and lands and wildlife protection. From Congressional panels to community halls her work has focused on effective advocacy, capacity building and the development of broad-based coalitions. Kate moved to Sydney in 2012 and is currently the CEO at the Nature Conservation Council. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Wildlife Biology from the University of Rhode Island.

Kate co-founded tCA’s Community Organising Fellowship and was a core member of the facilitation team 2014-2016.