Kate started volunteering with Ecology Ottawa in 2009, and has been a supporter of the organization ever since. She has worked in the sustainable development field for over twenty years, principally with the Global Affairs Canada, and the former Canadian International Development Agency, and has spent over ten years living abroad in Costa Rica, Japan, Kosovo, Honduras, and Vietnam. While thinking globally, Kate has also been one to act locally, volunteering over the years with a wide range of Ottawa-based non-profit including CKCU-FM, Great Canadian Theater Company, Citizens for Safe Cycling, Peace and Environment Resource Center, and Samba Ottawa. She is currently active on environmental and waste management issues with the Glebe Community Association while pursuing graduate studies in sustainability in Harvard University.