Catrina joined COIN in June 2008 as a part-time Project Manager responsible for COIN's Climate Action Groups. She also works part-time as the Coordinator for Winchester Action on Climate Change, a coalition of individuals and organisations seeking to engage every household and every organisation in Winchester district in meeting the challenge of climate change and realising the benefits of low carbon living. Prior to this, from 2004-2008, Catrina worked in various roles for ARTICLE 19, an international human rights organisation which promotes freedom of expression. While at ARTICLE 19, she worked as the Officer Manager, later as the Asia Programme Officer, managing the organisation's projects and advocacy across Asia and finally as the Advocacy and Communications Officer wherein she coordinated the overall communications of the organisation as well as a number of global advocacy projects. Catrina has also worked in HIV/AIDS and community regeneration.
