Catherine Brozowski

Catherine Brozowski, CEC Co-Vice President of the Board, is the Executive Director of the Audacious Foundation, and Principal of Giving Matters, a consulting firm supporting families and foundations on grantmaking strategy. She has a long history of non-profit stewardship. After receiving an M.P.A. with an emphasis in Nonprofit Management from the University of Washington, she began her career at the National Network of Grantmakers, a network of progressive funders. She went on to serve as the Corporate Giving Manager for Washington Mutual, managing their philanthropy throughout the Southeast. In Santa Barbara, she was Vice President of the Orfalea Foundation and the Santa Barbara Foundation. Catherine also serves on the Board of Directors of the REACH program, an experiential education program for high school students. Catherine grew up in Ventura County and is proud to call Santa Barbara home where she lives with her husband and two young children.