Catherine joined Common Purpose for its first US Legacy Program, Chicago200, in April 2019. Prior to joining Common Purpose, Catherine worked for organizations including Chicago Humanities Festival, Community Southwark, and BrightestYoungThings.
She is passionate about the arts and has assisted in curating gallery exhibitions and in archiving and digitizing photographic collections for the Courtauld Gallery at Somerset House in London. She also loves to read and is always in the middle of at least two books. She holds a Master’s Degree in Modern English from University College London and a Bachelor’s Degree from American University in Literature and Art History.