Catherine Fitzgerald

Prior to joining the global climate team, Catherine worked in TNC’s Kentucky Chapter on community-based urban watershed conservation in Louisville, KY, where she currently lives with her family. This included leading a partnership designing the largest urban stream and wetland restoration project in the U.S., paired with a community-designed linear park, and managing a groundbreaking study connecting urban tree canopy and human health.

Before joining TNC in 2017, she worked in eco-consulting as a professional wetland scientist for six years, focusing on environmental compliance related to wetlands and streams (delineations, permitting and mitigation banking), threatened and endangered species, and environmental impact assessments.

She holds a Master of Environmental Management from Duke University, with a concentration in ecosystem science and conservation and a specialization in wetlands ecology and management, and a Bachelor of Science from Furman University with a double major in biology and Earth and environmental sciences. Her research focused on amphibians and biogeochemistry in urban wetlands and streams.