Our Founder

“It’s not where you’re from.
It’s who you are that matters.”

When Kat was a little girl, she dreamed and had inspirations about helping people. She aspired to be a social service worker to help children, youth, and their families. She attended her first international conference on child abuse prevention at 21 in Toronto, where she fell in love with a drawing that had a significant impact on her then and still does today.

Kat laminated this poster, hung it, and had it in every office where she worked. Then Montreal and now being in Edmonton, it has come full circle to the young artist, Vincent Sinclair (who is now the CEO of VIMARK Solutions) from Jasper Place High School.

Kat dedicated the first seven years of her career to working in the social service sector with children, teenagers, and their families in youth protection, health, recreation, and education. While managing the federal government Stay-In-School-Initiatives program at Dawson Community Centre, the funding suddenly ceased. This experience catapulted Kat’s career into the exciting, demanding, and challenging world of fundraising.

The Challenging and Wonderful World of Fundraising

Kat has 25+ years of experience in the business of fundraising and communications. A bilingual French-speaking Anglophone, Kat has worked with several Non-Profit Organizations (NPOs) and spent some time in the corporate sector collaborating with a top financial advisor with RBC Dominion Securities and working as the marketing and communications coordinator. Kat was recruited for her ‘out-of-the-cage’ thinking and trained in guerilla marketing techniques and letter writing to generate new business and clients.

Kat knows the importance of fundraising.

“If we don’t have the funds, no matter how good our programs and services are,
we cannot sustain them and, in turn,
cannot help the people who need the support.”

Having earned and held senior roles within the non-profit sector, including Program Manager, Communications and Marketing Specialist, Director of Development, Executive Director, Mentor, Coach, and Consultant. “I am privileged to have the opportunity to champion a variety of causes; for me, it is a labour of love,” says Kat.

With five years of post-secondary education in Montreal, Kat graduated from McGill University, where she earned a Certificate in Public Relations Management and a Diploma in Social Sciences with an emphasis in community and social services from Dawson College.

Kat has achieved the academic requirements for the Governance Essentials Program for Directors of Not-For-Profit Organizations via the Institute of Corporate Directors. She is an active member of the Canadian Association of Gift Planners (CAGP) Alberta North Chapter. In 2021, she joined the Board of Directors and led the Education and Programs portfolio. Kat is also a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Edmonton and Area Chapter. She lends her expertise to teach the AFP Fundamentals of Fundraising. Kat is also Brene Brown Dare to Lead™ Trained.

A proud Edmontonian since 2004, Kat resides with her husband Stan and three cats, Kiki, ChaChi, and Little Buddy, all rescued from Infinite Woofs Animal Rescue Society (IWARS).

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Our Founder

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