Kate Dempsey

Kate is the State Director of The Nature Conservancy in Maine. She has been in that role since 2016 and has been with The Nature Conservancy since 2003 working primarily in the federal policy arena. She helped lead TNC’s public policy initiatives in Maine—first as Senior Policy Advisor for Federal Affairs and then as Director of External Affairs. Kate holds an undergraduate degree in Government and Sociology from Bowdoin College and a master’s degree from Tufts University’s Department of Urban and Environmental Policy. Kate’s favorite places in Maine (and maybe the planet) are TNC’s Debsconeags Lakes Wilderness area and Popham Beach State Park. Her non-work time is most happily spent with her family, hosting good friends and exploring Maine’s conservation lands.