Catherine McKay

Catherine’s work with Shell (formerly ‘Royal Dutch Shell’) began in 2007, and she currently serves as Organizational Development Consultant. She has designed and led global initiatives focused on leadership, including a 2-year stint designing and testing Shell’s approach to managing safety globally. Prior to Shell, Catherine worked as a consultant in healthcare and public education. She holds a BA from Columbia University and an MEd from Seattle University. Catherine credits AMIGOS for teaching her the foundations of systems thinking, appreciative inquiry, team dynamics, cultural sensitivity, personal safety, environmental and energy awareness, and leadership development, all of which play into the role she has with Shell today. 

Catherine has a long history with AMIGOS, beginning in 1990 as a Correspondent Volunteer in Oaxaca, Mexico. She served as Project Supervisor in Cuenca, Ecuador, in 1992; Assistant Project Director in Oaxaca in 1994; and Project Director in AMIGOS’ first ever fuel-efficient earthen stove project in Guanajuato, Mexico, in 1995. She served as Training Director of the Seattle Chapter for 6 years and International Office Training Director for 4 years.