Kate’s dedication to building a culture founded on service and performance has helped accelerate agency growth. Kate is responsible for providing the overall human resources strategy and direction that cultivates the agency’s growing talent base. Since she joined G&S in 2014, Kate has focused on recruitment and staff retention, employee engagement, organizational policies and programs, compensation and performance management. Kate also helped launch the award-winning “Think Differently Together” program at G&S to create a company-wide environment where differences are appreciated and celebrated. In her more than 20 years’ experience with non-profit and for-profit organizations, Kate has provided counsel to management, implemented and tracked performance initiatives, and provided guidance on employee relations issues. She is a member of the Society of Human Resources Management and a certified Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR). Kate earned a B.A. in communications, specializing in public relations, from North Carolina State University.