Katherine is a Deputy Director of the National Advertising Division (NAD) at BBB National Programs. In her role, Katherine manages NAD attorneys and the overall case management and handling of monitoring and competitor challenged truth-in-advertising cases and supports long-term operations planning for NAD. Katherine has more than 30 years of consumer protection experience from her tenure at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), where she served in a variety of roles, including as an Attorney Advisor to Chairman Janet Steiger and Commissioner Sheila Anthony where she provided advice on all legal and policy issues related to consumer protection matters before the Commission. Katherine was also a Senior Attorney in the Division of Privacy and Identity Protection, where she led Fair Credit Reporting Act law enforcement investigations, negotiations, rulemakings, and other policy initiatives. Prior to joining BBB National Programs, Katherine spent five years in private practice where she advised clients on privacy and data security matters as well as FTC-related investigations and inquiries.