Katherine Balpataky

Director of Corporate Partnerships and Business Development, ALUS Canada

Katherine works with business leaders to cultivate high-impact partnerships that deliver brand value while achieving cleaner air, cleaner water, new wildlife habitats and climate resiliency through ALUS Canada’s New Acre™ Project. Prior to joining ALUS Canada, Katherine led a national multi-media trade publication, Water Canada, providing frontline reporting, research, and strategic advice for the magazine, events, and business clientele. She has held leadership roles at Canadian Water Network, Grand River Conservation Authority, and the former National Roundtable on the Environment and Economy. Katherine has coordinated numerous national multi-stakeholder processes on topics such as natural resources development and water sustainability, municipal infrastructure and climate change, and corporate sustainability performance. Katherine holds a Masters in Environmental Studies from York University and a Bachelor of Journalism from Ryerson University.  Katherine is based in Toronto.