About us
Meet Kathryn
For the last 16 years Kathryn Mc Cabe has consulted internationally, guiding NGOs and large multinationals towards sustainability and well-being. She is Ireland’s only trained social ecologist. She is a professional facilitator, emergent program designer and leadership development specialist.
She was a lecturer at the University of Western Sydney in Education for Sustainability. She was on the organising committee for the first International Democratic Education Conference in Australia. She has a special interest in youth Rites of Passage; Directing a 6 week residential summer program on Vancouver Island, Canada and a 9 month program in The Phoenix Park, Dublin.
A rich tapestry of experience and practical expertise.
Kathryn brings with her deep empathy and non-judgemental support to each group.
She studied Science and Applied Physics at Maynooth University, but continued seeking academic pathways that would explore a big picture approach to changing the world. A radical masters in Australia, Social Ecology, enabled her to engage with complex systems, design context-specific change strategies and, crucially, feel inspired about what is possible when people feel respected and trusted to take their next step towards transformation.
A unique and innovative array of experience and training to help cultivate regenerative change
She is Ireland’s only Offers and Needs Market facilitator. She is one of the two Warm Data Lab certified hosts in Ireland, a whole systems change approach for groups.
Kathryn sits on the National Board of the Secretariat for the Public Participation Network, and on her local Roscommon Secretariat. She is passionate about amplifying the needs of civic society to influence and direct local policy decisions. The PPN is the only constitutionally recognised avenue to facilitate that, and open to all registered groups.
She is the co-founder of Roscommon Transition Towns, a collaboration of local groups transitioning the region to a sustainable and just society with actions like Community Supported Agriculture and community owned energy.
She brings an unusual array of experience and training to help cultivate regenerative change.