Our Team

Catherine joined PathFinders as CEO in February 2019, following 7 years with Save the Children, where she worked as a consultant Project Manager for Save the Children International's Asia Regional Office, and most recently as COO for Save the Children Hong Kong.

Prior to joining the NGO sector, Catherine worked for over a decade in communications and public affairs, latterly as an Associate Director in the International Public Affairs team at Pfizer.

Catherine earned her Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Surrey, England. She has lived in Asia for over 10 years and has a 7 year old son and 6 year old daughter.

A licensed master social worker (LMSW) in the United States and registered social worker (RSW) in Canada and Hong Kong, Carmen started off her career as a Case Manager at a foster care agency and psychiatric rehabilitation center in U.S. To boarder her horizon, she returned to Hong Kong and served in the non-profit sector for more than a decade in helping thousands of ethnic minorities, migrant workers, refugees, asylum seekers and individuals with mental disabilities, etc.  Carmen obtained her Masters in Social Work at The Chinese University of Hong Kong and BA in Social Work at Salisbury University, Maryland, USA. 

Prior to joining PathFinders in 2013, Carmen worked at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to manage the entire welfare program for hundreds of refugee families as a Social Counselor.  She held the position of Service Development Officer under the Head of Social Services Division, Caritas Hong Kong with over 2,000 staff.  She had managed hundreds of asylum-seeking cases and a shelter for minors at the International Social Service Hong Kong (ISS). She was nominated for the Immigrant Advisory Council Member at Langley Local Immigration Partnership, Canada in 2021. Carmen has extensive field experience and knowledge of the social welfare system in the United States, Canada, and Hong Kong.

Harriet joined PathFinders in 2017 and is a key member of the Senior Leadership Team, reporting directly to the CEO. 

She oversees fundraising and donor management, with key responsibilities including fundraising strategy and day-to-day operations, income management and cashflow projections, business development and donor relationship management, and fundraising event management.

Prior to PathFinders, Harriet was Programme Officer at COMO Group in Singapore where she managed a grant portfolio for COMO Foundation, the Group's philanthropic arm, and the sustainability efforts for the Group's lifestyle retail businesses. Harriet holds a First Class Honors BSc degree in Economics from the University of Bath, UK.

Angie joined PathFinders in 2019 to kickstart the employers’ engagement initiative. Angie has spearheaded a number of new initiatives in her career; including a child advocacy service for children involved in the child protection system, as well as a family programme centre for families of the incarcerated.

Ever passionate about enhancing the lives of individuals and communities - particularly the disenfranchised - Angie has worked in different roles and functions in diverse settings; from social service, community development to international development. Her vast experience also spanned from non-government to public sectors in different parts of the world.

Angie brings her positive spirit, resourcefulness and creativity into every aspect of her life – be it professionally or personally. A true global citizen, Angie calls a few places home. Hong Kong is where she and her family now resides.

Kristina rejoined PathFinders in 2019, as one of our team leaders in the Community Engagement and she was also our senior case manager back in 2012 who drove the outreach and home country programmes. She believes in building the "Community of Change and Culture of Hope '' and sees PathFinders and her current role shared that belief.   

Possess more than 15 years of frontline experiences with migrant workers in Hong Kong, Kristina has been developing her career focusing on migration, social and psychosocial services for migrant domestic workers (MDWs) throughout her professional roles such as in-charge of Christian Action and Mission 21 Switzerland's joint project, providing shelters and pyschosocial supports to vulnerable MDWs,  as well as one of the trainers in Enrich and CARITAS Asian Migrant Workers Social Service Project among many others. 

She graduated from STFT Jakarta Indonesia with final thesis focused on the stories of marginalities and spirituality of resistance. She was a member of students executive board and professor's asisstant during her university years. She then worked in the Research, Development and Community Service Unit and was the residence master in her alma mater prior to starting her professional and life's journey in Hong Kong.  

After building a career in hospitality industry for over 20 years, Medina became more involved in the NGO community in 2013, from teaching English to visually impaired youths, helping with program translations and presentations, to providing various makeup services for charities across Hong Kong, Indonesia and Vietnam. She joined PathFinders in 2018 to lead its Home Country Integration Programme, collaborating closely with relevant consulates in Hong Kong and local NGOs in Indonesia and The Philippines where the majority of our beneficiaries are from. She also maintains the program's commitment to providing educational and mental support, relevant information and resources and other necessary assitance to our returning mothers and their children prior to leaving Hong Kong and if needed, at their home country.

Medina who's pursuing her interest in life coaching, is passionate about making a positive impact in the community and she believes that determination, hard work and sincerity coupled with resilience will always lead to success, and that every effort counts.