Meet  the Global Citizen, LLC Team

Katherine L. Turner, MPH is the Founder and President of Global Citizen, LLC, a strategic, equity-centered consulting, coaching, and training for transformation firm. Her international life journey, global citizenry identity and worldview, and unwavering commitment to global intercultural social justice inspired her to found Global Citizen in 2011. Katherine speaks English, French, and Dutch and has worked in many other languages (with interpreting services) in over 60 countries spanning five continents. She is an internationally-recognized organizational transformation consultant, leadership coach, professor and trainer, interim executive leader, board officer, motivational speaker, author, and change agent.

 

As an adjunct professor and guest lecturer, Katherine teaches graduate courses on leadership, systems and design thinking, intercultural competence, global health equity, and a range of related topics at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and other universities around the world. She has published articles, textbook chapters, and videos on leadership, organizational transformation, and effective systems change strategies that center intersectional diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB), racial, gender, and LGBTQ+ inclusion and equity, and sexual and reproductive health and rights. She authored the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Intercultural Competence in Leadership chapter in the Leadership in Practice: Essentials for Public Health and Healthcare Leaders textbook that is taught in university programs worldwide. Global Citizen, LLC hosts the UNC Gillings Graduate Fellowship, and Katherine is honored to teach, mentor, and learn from the next generation of global leaders.

 

Katherine graduated with honors with a B.A. in psychology and certificates in women's studies and nonprofit management from Duke University and a master of public health (MPH) from UNC-Chapel Hill Gillings School of Global Public Health. Before founding Global Citizen, LLC, Katherine held senior leadership roles at the Durham County Department of Public Health and Ipas, an international nongovernmental organization. She began her career as a Peace Corps volunteer and national trainer in Togo, West Africa, an experience that shaped her lifelong commitment to service, intercultural collaboration, and systems-level change. 

 

Katherine has founded and led the boards of directors of nonprofit organizations and won academic and industry awards for excellence in leadership, education, public health, and advocacy. Katherine’s and Global Citizen, LLC’s other current and past leadership roles include:

• Harmony NC LGBTQ+ Chamber of Commerce Board

• Ensemble LGBTQ+ Entrepreneurship Hub Board

• U.S. Global Leadership Coalition’s N.C. Advisory Committee

• N.C. Coalition for Global Competitiveness

• Duke University LGBTQ+ Alum Network Board

• Equality North Carolina strategic advisor and consultant

• Co-Chair of the Out for Harris-Walz NC Campaign’s Leadership Council

• How Women Lead’s Women Leaders for the World Fellowship Program

• Interim Executive Solutions (IES)’s national network of experienced interim executives who lead nonprofit organizations during leadership transitions, strengthen operations, and build long-term capacity and resilience

• Nonprofit.ist, a curated national network of trusted nonprofit consulting firms

 

Global Citizen, LLC is a boutique, woman and LGBTQ+-owned small business that takes a highly-customized and collaborative approach to each client engagement. We form dynamic, experienced consulting teams from our global network of diverse consultants and coaches that collaborate with leaders and organizations in all sectors of the United States and worldwide. We co-design solutions to develop high-performing leaders and teams, create performance and cultures marked by inclusive excellence, and drive organizational transformation by conducting strategic assessments, visioning, planning, and execution and aligning vision, mission, values, systems, strategies, and culture. 

 

Client partners have described Katherine and her team as “agile, curious, open minded, collaborative, trusted advisors, exceptional and engaging thought partners, trainers, and facilitators, leaders who show by example how cultural competence is built, inspiring and tireless advocates for equity, social justice, and community engagement, and professionals who deliver exceptional results far beyond the initial investment.“

Global Citizen, LLC looks forward to collaborating with you and your organization to co-design and deliver high-impact results and effect positive social change for a better world.