Kate Christie, Head of Organisational Development
Kate is a graduate of the University of the Witwatersrand, having completed her honours degree there in Industrial Psychology.
Kate first joined the Park Authority in 2004, working as a project manager to identify, arrange, and support training and development for people working for land-based businesses, including farming and agriculture. In 2009, Kate became Head of Organisational Development leading the Human Resources, Facilities and Administrative teams and delivering on the Park Authority’s ambition to be the best small public sector body in Scotland.
Whilst Kate has broad, generalist experience of human resources management, she also chairs the Health and Safety Committee and is the Park Authority’s lead on equality, diversity and inclusion, working closely with the internal equality advocacy group and external Equality Advisory Panel to champion an inclusive and welcoming culture. Kate is an accredited Insights Practitioner and applies human skill theory and people solutions to the Park Authority’s most pressing business challenges.
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