Before becoming the Executive Director of WINGS, Kathy was the Executive Director of Policy and Program Development Branch, Alberta Solicitor General and Public Security, Government of Alberta.

Kathy’s varied career has focused on vulnerable populations, with experience at the community level working with many agencies, and extensive work with Victim Services, Domestic Violence, Crime Prevention and Restorative Justice. Before her time with the Government of Alberta, Kathy worked on the front lines as a Residential Counselor at Alberta Hospital Edmonton, as a Probation Officer supervising young offenders, and doing casework with female offenders for the Elizabeth Fry Society.