Catherine Halprin

Catherine Halprin has extensive experience in various roles within the marketing and media industries. Catherine is currently serving as the Co-Founder & Strategic Marketing, Media at Playspaces.co since January 2021. Previously, they worked as the President & Children's Media Consultant at Arcade Consulting, specializing in responsible media engagement for kids. Catherine also held the position of Senior Creative Consultant, Copy at Rain the Growth Agency starting September 2022. Catherine served as a Senior Product and Marketing Consultant at Robin Healthcare from December 2021 to September 2022. Catherine worked as a Strategic Consultant at The Aspen Institute focusing on child safety media consulting. Catherine was the Vice President, Strategy & Planning, Canada at VMLY&R Commerce (formerly Geometry, WPP agency) from April 2018 to August 2019. Catherine also worked as the Group Strategy Director, West Coast & Canada for Facebook, Amazon & NFL at MKTG, Dentsu Aegis from January 2016 to May 2018. Catherine served as the Creative Director, Technology at Accenture Interactive, formerly Wirestone, and has experience in creative direction and strategy for B2B tech clients. In addition, Catherine worked as the Associate Creative Director, Copy & UX at The Marketing Store, North America, and as the Creative Director, Production at AnswersMedia, where they established the agency AM Creative and managed a team of 10 creatives.

Catherine Halprin attended several educational institutions throughout their academic journey. Catherine pursued a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism from Columbia College Chicago. Additionally, they completed a Master of Arts degree in Strategic Communications Advocacy from American University. Catherine also engaged in a Startup School program at Y Combinator in 2020. Furthermore, they obtained an Associate of Arts degree in French Language and Literature from Chabot College and another Associate of Arts degree in Marketing from FIDM. Lastly, Catherine received their High School Diploma from Piner High School, where they focused on humanities.