Catharine Parker
About Catharine Parker
Catharine Parker is a Director at CCS Fundraising, where she has worked since 2021. She holds a Master of Public Health from Columbia University and has extensive experience in workforce development and community partnerships.
Current Role at CCS Fundraising
Catharine Parker serves as a Director at CCS Fundraising, a position she has held since 2021. In this role, she oversees program admissions and supervises a team of up to seven direct support staff. Her responsibilities include developing strategies to enhance program effectiveness and participant engagement.
Education and Academic Background
Catharine Parker earned a Master of Public Health (MPH) from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, where she studied Sociomedical Sciences and obtained a Research Methods Certificate from 2019 to 2021. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Political Science, Public Health, and Leadership Studies from Williams College, completed from 2012 to 2016. Additionally, she was a Visiting Undergraduate Student at the University of Oxford, studying Politics from 2014 to 2015.
Previous Work Experience
Prior to her current role, Catharine Parker worked in various capacities that contributed to her expertise in workforce development. She served as a Manager of Workforce Development Programs at Community Work Services from 2016 to 2019. She also held positions as a Graduate Teaching Assistant at Columbia University and as a Project Intern at The Fortune Society in 2020. Her experience includes collaborating with Massachusetts state departments and working on programs like SNAP Path to Work.
Research and Teaching Experience
Catharine Parker has a background in research and education. She worked as a Research Assistant at the Harvard Decision Science Laboratory for two months in 2013. In 2020, she contributed to the academic environment as a Graduate Teaching Assistant for the Quantitative Foundations course at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, where she supported students in understanding complex quantitative methods.
Program Development and Community Engagement
In her previous roles, Catharine Parker developed program curricula for workforce development initiatives, focusing on creating community partnerships to enhance participant support. Her work involved collaborating with various state departments to implement programs that support individuals in their transition to the workforce.