Catherine is passionate about working in the not-for-profit space in her role as CEO at Wendy Brooks & Partners. Catherine helps organisations amplify their impact through strategic fundraising and via her volunteer role as Council Member for Institute for Community Directors Australia.
Catherine spent the first 12 years of her professional life as a practicing lawyer with a range of top tier and boutique law firms, specialising in employment law and working with not-for-profits in the areas of governance and strategic workforce planning. Catherine is also the author of a book, 'Let’s make it work, baby!', a guide to help other parents work flexibly and achieve their personal and professional goals.
Catherine has been facilitating and training boards and senior executive staff for over a decade and loves helping organisations maximise impact in the best interests of those they serve.
As a woman living with a disability, she is a proud advocate for equal rights and along with her husband Brendan is proudly raising two feminist boys.
Catherine works on Waddawurrung Country.