Kathryn is passionate about creating opportunities for people to form meaningful connections with each other and with big, complicated ideas. She spent the last decade in the Bay Area working with a variety of non-profit organizations, including the urban planning policy group SPUR, Leadership San Jose, and the Digital Moose Lounge, a Canadian community bridging group. Kathryn is delighted to be back in Toronto working with the School of Cities team on urban research and is looking forward to reconnecting with the academic and urbanist communities here.
Kathryn holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s in History from the University of Toronto, and a Master of City Planning from UC Berkeley, where she is also a board member for the Canadian Studies Program. At Berkeley, her research focused on transportation and infrastructure, and she loves exploring transit and water systems in new cities. When not at work, you can usually find Kathryn learning a new language, watching a soccer match, or teaching people about the world of wine as part of her ongoing wine studies.