Katharine Lake Berz is an independent consultant and writer who lives in North Saanich, B.C., and Toronto. Katharine was a management consultant at McKinsey & Company for 10 years and has since advised a number of not-for-profit organizations. Katharine has served on the boards of directors of five community organizations, including one that helped settle 20 Syrian refugee families. She has written ten features for the Toronto Star and published articles for CBC Radio, Healthy Debate, News Decoder, TVO and The Capital Daily.
Katharine holds a bachelor of commerce degree from Queen’s University in Kingston and a master of philosophy degree in international relations from Cambridge University.
Afghan refugees Syrian refugess Private refugee sponsorship Fairy Creek B.C. wildlife conservation Housing the unhoused
