A skilled facilitator, Kathryn draws on thirty years of public sector experience to help organisations solve complex problems and deliver greater impact.
During her public sector career, Kathryn worked across policy development, program management and corporate roles in several jurisdictions - serving as a Deputy Secretary at the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning.
Kathryn drew on these skills and her experience as a Partner in a public purpose consultancy firm from 2020 to 2024 and in undertaking independent work, such as leadership facilitation and coaching.
Her skills in organisational development, transformation and driving change are underpinned by her strong commitment to diversity and inclusion. She led development of DELWP’s first Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, drove implementation of its ‘all roles flex’ approach, and led development and implementation of its Digital First strategy to build digital capability.
Kathryn’s experience as a non-executive director includes five years on the board of Cenitex, the Victorian Government’s ICT shared services provider, building a more customer focused strategy.
She served as Deputy Chair of Whitelion Youth, and is now a non-executive director on the board of Kids First Australia - a national not-for-profit organisation working to improve the life trajectories of children and young people and provide support to their families.
Kathryn is a member of Carers Victoria's Governance Committee, and an independent member of a Victorian Government department Audit and Risk Committee.
She is a Fellow of the Institute for Public Administration Australia (Victoria), and was named one of the Top 50 Public Sector Women in Victoria in 2019.
Kathryn holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Queensland and graduate qualifications in business from Queensland University of Technology.
She is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, and a certified organisational coach.