Kathleen convenes changemakers and inspires ideas that result in tangible improvements in people’s lives and the health of the planet.

Kathleen is the President of the Glynwood Center for Regional Food and Farming and Founder of Pleiades, a national constellation of women changemakers. An experienced non-profit leader, connector and network builder, she is passionate about making good work happen well on individual, group and organizational levels. Kathleen is particularly interested in empowering women and other historically marginalized individuals to address our most pressing issues, especially humanity’s relationship with the natural world. Kathleen was recently a Visiting Scholar at the American Academy of Rome and serves on several Boards and Advisory committees including for Senator Gillibrand, NY Commissioner of Agriculture Richard Ball, Oxfam and Planet Women. Kathleen lives in the Hudson Valley of New York with her partner food writer and activist Mark Bittman and often visits her homeland of Bermuda.