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Kate (she/her) has spent more than a decade within the Healthier Colorado family of organizations, beginning as Senior Director of Activism at Healthier Colorado and later becoming Open Answer’s first Executive Director. During her tenure, she has led and supported nearly 40 local ballot measure campaigns across Colorado, founded Healthy Air and Water Colorado, played a key role in launching Open Answer, and expanded the organization’s work into North Carolina.

Prior to joining Healthier Colorado, Kate spent seven years in the labor movement– starting as a union organizer with Colorado WINS (the state employees’ union), then serving as Program Manager for the Colorado AFL-CIO, and later as Political and Legislative Director for AFT Colorado.

Kate holds a Master of Social Work from the University of South Carolina and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Illinois in her hometown of Champaign-Urbana. She lives in Pittsboro, North Carolina, with her family and enjoys cooking, staying active, and gardening in her free time.