As the Member Services Manager, Katie Apple is the main point of contact for our over 2,000 members.  She manages the membership renewal process, our member database, and works to ensure our members have all of the tools and resources they need. 

Prior to joining Audubon International, Katie was the Director of Development and Donor Relations for Albany Pro Musica where she planned and managed all aspects of the organization’s fundraising efforts.  She also served on the Major Gifts team for the Cockrell School of Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin.

Holding a degree in music industry from Syracuse University, Katie also specializes in music business and arts management with a focus on copyright and licensing. She held a key position with the Grammy Award-winning ensemble Conspirare where she was the managing producer of several titles in the popular Christmas at the Carillon series, and managed internationally-renowned conductor and composer Craig Hella Johnson’s series of privately published compositions.

A teacher at heart, Katie started her career at Syracuse University’s Setnor School of Music as the youngest and first female faculty member in the Music Industry Department.  She has also taught the principles of music business development to aspiring record producers and audio engineers at The Recording Conservatory of Austin in Austin, Texas.

When she’s not in her cozy office at Audubon International, she enjoys yoga (and is a certified Hatha Yoga instructor at the 200-hour level), playing the flute, and spending time on her family farm with her husband and their completely spoiled cat, Leo.

Kat Findlay, Director of Signature & Classic Sanctuary Certifications at Audubon International, the global leader in environmental sustainability certifications for golf, focuses her efforts on ensuring the environmentally sustainable design and long-term management of golf courses, communities and resorts undergoing development or renovation around the world.

Kat joined Audubon International’s team in 2019, as an Environmental Program Specialist, working with golf courses pursuing certification in the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program for Golf, concentrating on increasing sustainability across existing course infrastructure. In addition, Kat managed two of Audubon International’s Conservation Initiatives – the Raptor Relocation Network and BioBlitz.

Prior to her career in the golf industry, Kat gained significant experience managing habitat and wildlife across multiple states while working for both state and federal agencies. Her previous work provided the opportunity to work across many different landscapes ranging from the urban setting of New York City to the rural landscape of Idaho.

Kat was raised in the New York State and holds a bachelor’s degree in Wildlife Management from the State University of New York at Cobleskill and a certificate from The Great Lakes School of Turfgrass Science.

Kat serves on the Women in the Golf Industry board as Secretary and in her free time she enjoys playing a round of golf with her family at The Country Club of Troy or enjoying a leisurely ride on her horse.