Catherine Rabus is an Associate Program Officer for Europe and Eurasia, focusing on Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Moldova. Catherine holds a master’s degree in German and European Studies from Georgetown University where she also earned graduate certificates in Gender, Peace, and Security and Refugees and Humanitarian Crises. Catherine works on CIPE programming focused on advancing women’s economic empowerment, empowering the private sector to combat disinformation, and strengthening the private sector’s role in abiding by Georgia’s updated Labor Code. Before her experience at CIPE, Catherine interned with the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, UNICEF, and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand’s Office.