Kate has 20 years of experience as a senior leader in the public and nonprofit sectors, where she has delivered awareness and behaviour change campaigns, as well as policy and systemic development, through concerted partnerships. Kate is a Trustee at The Tapscott Learning Trust and has led a number of organisations, including Campaign to End Loneliness, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Community Foundation Action Hampshire (a CVS).

She is a qualified coach who has provided coaching and mentoring to Year Here and the King's Fund Cascading Leadership programme in the past year. Kate also has a background in anthropology and is passionate about supporting social change. She believes that, based on her experience, communities are the best place to do it.