Kate is a Senior Principal Technical Advisor for Pharmaceutical Regulatory Systems Strengthening on the USAID MTaPS Program led by Management Sciences for Health Inc. She is leading the Regulatory Systems Strengthening portfolio. Supports country programs by providing technical assistance to strengthen regulatory functions including Pharmacovigilance in MTaPS assisted countries. Provides technical guidance for the development of policies, regulations, guidelines and tools for strong and effective Regulatory Systems for medical products. She is an experienced public health professional and pharmacist with over 20 years of experience working in medical products regulation across the globe.

Kate holds a Bachelor of Pharmacy (Hons) from the University of Dar-es- Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania and a Master of Public Health specializing in Health Economics from the University of Capetown, South Africa.