Kate is the vice-chair of the MMHA and has been a trustee since 2018. She started her career as a children’s nurse and health visitor becoming Deputy Chief Nurse for England in Department of Health (2000-2006) leading on public health and primary care nursing. She led the introduction of the Family Nurse Partnership programme for teenage mothers across England and was awarded a CBE in 2011. Today she is actively involved in climate change issues where she lives in Suffolk and remains committed to serving marginalised women and children.