Catherine is a Senior Associate at Proctor and Matthews Architects where she has played a central role in the design and delivery of award-winning projects since joining the practice in 2013. She studied architecture at the University of Sheffield, graduating with distinction and receiving an award for excellence in environmental design.

Catherine has led the design and delivery of several award-winning projects, including the second phase of Abode at Great Kneighton in Cambridge. The project received an Architecture Today Award for 'Buildings that Stand the Test of Time' in 2022. 

More recently, she has led the Riverside Sunderland masterplan —a transformative regeneration strategy for a 33.2-hectare site spanning both banks of the River Wear in Sunderland’s city centre.

Catherine also led the early stages of the Carpenters Estate masterplan in London, working closely with the local community to develop proposals that capture the character and vibrancy of the city’s historic neighbourhoods.