Mohawk College graduate Cathy Wellwood has a leadership role with Hamilton's largest social service agency. As the Chief Development Officer for Good Shepherd Centre, Cathy generates nearly one-third of the organization's operating revenues through major gift programs, planned giving, direct mail and special events. Good Shepherd is the largest human service and preventive healthcare service agency in Hamilton, with 450 staff serving close to 1,200 people daily.

She led a $10-million capital campaign that culminated in the construction of Good Shepherd Square, a dynamic part of the revitalization of downtown Hamilton, which features affordable housing and is home to Good Shepherd Women’s Services programs.

While at Hamilton Health Sciences and St. Joseph's Healthcare in Hamilton, Cathy significantly increased donations and the success of major fundraising initiatives, including a Children's Hospital Telethon, lottery and planned giving program.

Cathy graduated from Mohawk's Executive Leadership Program - Management in the Non-Profit Sector Continuing Education program, applying what she learned in the classroom at night to her fundraising work during the day with St. Joseph's. In addition to leading fundraising initiatives at Good Shepherd Centre, Cathy volunteered extensively in the community, with organizations that include the Salvation Army's Grace Haven home for teenage mothers, Theatre Aquarius, the Council of Catholic Service Organizations, the Hamilton / Burlington SPCA, the Hamilton and District Chamber of Commerce, the Ancaster Figure Skating Club and her local church.

Among her numerous awards, she has received the Mohawk College Alumni of Distinction Award for Business and the Paul Harris Fellowship from the Rotary Club. Cathy was also a finalist for the Hamilton Distinguished Citizen of the Year award and was nominated for the Hamilton Status of Women Committee’s Woman of the Year award and the YWCA Hamilton Women of Distinction Award. Her community service has been recognized by the Brothers of the Good Shepherd.