Katie McKenna is a nonprofit leader with two decades of experience working at the intersection of storytelling and social change. She’s the co-founder and former Executive Director of The Leap, a climate justice organization dedicated to building
a more powerful climate movement through connections to struggles for Indigenous rights, and racial, social and
economic justice.
Prior to The Leap, Katie worked as an impact producer, connecting documentary and academic projects to real-world social change. She also co-produced the Avi Lewis and Naomi Klein documentaries “The Take” and “This Changes Everything,” and directed “The Year Before” for the National Film Board.
Katie holds an MSc in Global Politics from the London School of Economics and an Honours B.A. in Anthropology from the University of Toronto. She’s the former Board Chair of the Documentary Organization of Canada, and a graduate of the Rockwood Leadership Program.
She’s looking forward to deepening her knowledge of emerging and best practices in the philanthropic sector as part of the MPNL program. A bilingual Montrealer, Katie has studied and worked in Argentina, England, Japan, Nicaragua, Toronto and Panama. She
lives in the Laurentians with her husband, Matt Thompson, and ten-year old son, Leo.
Sunday, June 30, 2024 in Students 2024
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