Catherine Ternes is a Senior Project & Operations Manager for the
Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) in Boston, Massachusetts.
She currently supports quality improvement projects across the Latin
America region as well as change management initiatives within the
Institute. Previously, she supported work in the United Kingdom,
Qatar, Singapore, Nigeria, and Liberia. Ms. Ternes has a strong
background in international nonprofit work, having previously
volunteered with Selfless UK in Bangladesh, worked with Northeastern
University in Costa Rica , and supported Defense for Children
International in Argentina. She graduated magna cum laude from
Northeastern University with a degree in International Affairs and
Political Science and is currently pursuing her Master's in Business
Administration at the Fletcher School for Law and Diplomacy. Ms.
Ternes' personal passions include the study of memorialization,
supporting the rights of immigrants and refugees, as well as
empowering female leaders.