Katherine Harford is Programme Manager of Lets Grow Together Area Based Childhood Programme –a prevention and early intervention programme, guided by an Infant Mental Health framework and evidence based practice, which aims to get every child’s life off to the best possible start and seeks to contribute to lasting community change. From 2011 she led an interagency partnership in the planning, development and resourcing of the Programme. Since January 2015 she has grown and led a dynamic, highly expert team and maintains strategic community and statutory partnerships to drive the programme of work. For the previous 8 years she was Manager of Northside Community Health Initiative (Cork) Ltd, with responsibility for the overall strategic development of the organisation and realising the potential of a number of innovative programmes, addressing health inequalities experienced by local people across the life cycle. In the past she worked for homeless services in the U.K. and in development work in Dublin and Cork. She is a proud founding member and former Chairperson of Cork Healthy Cities, and participates in a number of local, city and national networking and policy forums on issues of social inclusion, equality, health, and development. Katherine has been a committed leader in the community and voluntary sector for over 15 years, building on existing strengths and facilitating partnerships and processes for community, organisational, policy and systems change.