Katie is a passionate arts professional with experience spanning philanthropy and fundraising, corporate partnerships, human resources, artistic and general management, compliance, policy, and strategic development. Katie comes to Spare Parts Puppet Theatre from the Australian Chamber Orchestra where she has worked for five years. She is currently Manager, Philanthropy and Partnerships and was previously Head of Executive Office. She has worked as a research partner on various projects for REĂ Consulting since 2018. Katie has a background in university administration – working in various management and operational roles at the University of Sydney before coming to work in the arts.

Katie holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours I) in Philosophy and Music from the University of Sydney and is part-way through studying a Juris Doctor degree at the University of New South Wales.