Katie lives in the Steven’s Square-Loring Heights neighborhood and grew up in Minneapolis, spending her summers swimming in Cedar Lake and serving breakfast at Uptown Diner.
She holds a BA in Geography from McGill University in Montreal, Canada and a MSc in Urban Planning & Management from Technical University Berlin in Germany. Following her international studies, Katie worked at the United Nations in the Urban Legislation Unit of the Human Settlements Program. She helped municipalities around the world build environmental and social infrastructure to improve people’s lives.
Katie also founded and led a non-profit that is advancing climate change education in classrooms globally, including here in our own MPS elementary schools.
Most recently, Katie worked as a Project Manager at the Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy (MCEA), a public interest environmental law firm.
As a Council Member, Katie leads with transparency. She helps connect Ward 7 residents to City Hall and work together for solutions to the pressing daily issues we face in our neighborhoods. In her free time, you can find Katie biking around Lake of the Isles or walking her dog, Hazel, through the Walker Sculpture Garden.