Kathryn Burkitt is responsible for our Fundraising and Retail portfolio of 14 shops as well as external brand and reputation. Kathryn has been at St Luke’s for 10 years, having joined initially as Head of Fundraising. Prior to St Luke’s Kathryn has worked across a variety of public and private sectors. Kathryn has led a variety of key capital and revenue projects, including leading on an award winning project commended by DEFRA for community consultation. During her time as Director, Kathryn has doubled the fundraising and retail income, developed strategies and relationship management and delivered on some large scale programme management. An active member of the Institute of Fundraising (IOF), with a passion for sharing best practice and ethical fundraising, Kathryn has spoken at a variety of national conferences.