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Katherine brings over 25 years of professional experience in finance, project management, community engagement, strategy and business development. Her multi-sector career spans private banking, offshore wealth management, UK Government and international nonprofit. Katherine is passionate about real estate, sustainable development and poverty alleviation. She joined Habitat as a volunteer in 2017 and now provides visionary leadership across established and developing areas of revenue generation, partnerships, events, advocacy, marketing and communications, domestic programmes and volunteering, as well as deputizing for the CEO. Her extensive experience in the private sector enables her to develop strategic partnerships with multi-national corporations, private family foundations and high net worth individuals to address housing issues in Hong Kong and fund international development projects, as well as work with bilateral donors to provide humanitarian aid in the Asia Pacific region.

Born in the UK, Katherine has lived in Hong Kong with her two teenage daughters since 2016. She has been actively involved in the British Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong since 2019, serves on the Real Estate Committee and is Vice Chair of the ESG Committee.
About Habitat for Humanity
Driven by the vision that everyone deserves a decent place to live, Habitat for Humanity was founded in 1976 in the United States and has since grown into a leading global housing organisation, working in over 70 locations around the world. We have helped more than 62 million people build or improve the place they call home. Habitat has been serving the local community in Hong Kong since 2004. Our mission is bringing people together to improve housing conditions in Hong Kong and build homes overseas, giving a hand-up to people in need and strengthening communities to be self-reliant and resilient.