New Plymouth District Council
Katie Watson is an experienced professional with a strong background in business analysis and product ownership. Currently, Katie serves as a Product Owner and Business Analyst at New Plymouth District Council since June 2022. Prior to this role, Katie was a Senior Business Analyst for the Independent Children's Monitor and a Business Analyst in the Cloud Business Office at the Ministry of Social Development from February 2020 to December 2021. Between August 2019 and January 2020, Katie took a planned hiatus for travel. From July 2014 to August 2019, Katie worked as a Business Systems Analyst at AAA Washington, specializing in bespoke and SaaS software deployments and project coordination. Earlier experience includes roles as a Business Operations Coordinator and Member Travel Counselor at the same organization and positions as a Teaching Assistant and General Chemistry Tutor at the University of South Florida. Katie holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Chemistry from Hartwick College and a Master of Science degree in Oceanography from the University of South Florida.
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New Plymouth District Council
Our vision for New Plymouth District is to be the Sustainable Lifestyle Capital. We have a great starting point, our district offers so much – spectacular natural beauty from Taranaki Maunga to the moana, thriving towns and communities, a productive rural sector, some excellent recreational and cultural facilities and of course great people. We know it’s true and now it’s confirmed – we’re living in the Most Liveable City in the world! In 2021, New Plymouth was awarded the most liveable city (for a population between 75,000-150,000) by the International Awards for Liveable Communities. Our vision, mission and goals help us to prioritise what services to deliver to our community. They are the outcomes that we want to see locally – achieving them is not just a task for us though and require iwi, Government, not-for-profits and businesses to come together to achieve these outcomes.