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CV: DR KATE SIMPSON 1. PERSONAL DETAILS Nationality: UK Current Base: Kendal, UK Web: www.wasafiriconsulting.com/katesimpson

2. PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY Process facilitation Leadership, team and organisational development Executive Coaching Written and oral presentations Client management & business development

Cross-sector partnerships Corporate citizenship and responsible business Experiential Learning delivery & design People development Diversity and inter-cultural effectiveness

3. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Head of Development (2014 onwards) Wasafiri Consulting, UK Responsible for growing the business through developing internal capability and capacity and seeking new clients and projects Senior Facilitator & Consultant (2007- 2014) Impact International, UK Impact is a Global People Development Organisation with a strong commitment to ethical business. My responsibilities included developing and delivering leadership and team development interventions for large multinational organisations; conducting organisational analysis, client management, developing and delivering sales pitches and facilitation. Also led UK Associate Talent strategy with responsibility for the recruitment, engagement and development of 50 associate staff. Key clients and specialisms Include:

• FAO- Multi-module leadership and coaching skills development for P5-D2 leaders (field and HQ based)

• Sony- Entrepreneurship Development through community Partnership • Barclays- Leadership & Team development • Help Age International- Leadership Development for Country and Regional Managers • Innovation in experiential learning • Thought leadership – lead on development of Impact’s Diversity and Experiential

Learning propositions Visiting Fellow (2006- 2007) Developing Areas Research Network, Newcastle University

Community & Corporate Partnerships Manager (2005- 2007) National Trust for Scotland

Facilitator (2003-04) North Carolina Outward Bound School

Freelance Consultancy (2003-05) Clients include Comhlamh (The Irish Association of Development Workers), Tourism Concern, NIDOS (Network of International Development Organisations Scotland)

Lecturer in Geography, including Development Studies (2002-2004), Newcastle University

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Project Leader, International Volunteering Programme,(p/t 1999-2004) Quest Overseas, Peru

4. EDUCATION AND TRAINING Academic Qualifications: Certificate in Executive Coaching, (2012- ongoing) Institute of Leadership and Management (level 7) Doctor of Philosophy in Humanities & Social Sciences (2004) University of Newcastle upon Tyne, ESRC Funded Bachelor of Sciences (Hons) Geography (First) (1997) University of Newcastle upon Tyne Training: Common Purpose, Dishaa, India, Bangalore Emotional Intelligence (JCA) Transactional Analysis 101 Wilderness First Responder (2005) Wilderness Medical Associates Languages: English (native speaker), Spanish (intermediate) Other Skills and Experiences: I enjoy all sorts of adventures in the outdoors; be they running and climbing without my children, or micro adventures with them. I have undertaken a number of poorly planned cycle tours including to Mozambique, Mexico and Bolivia, and more recently slightly shorter and better planed tours with my children. I am a recent and enthusiastic convert to LEGO