Kate is an Authorised Intermediary for Debt Relief Orders at Citizens Advice Leighton Linslade in Bedfordshire.
An Accredited Member of the Institute of Money Advisers (IMA) for 9 years, Kate passed the IMA's Certificate of Money Advice Practice (CertMAP) in 2011.
She is also a Branch Representative for the IMA, representing the views and interests of other IMA members of the IMA Council and Trustee Board.
Previously, Kate worked as a systems analyst for John Lewis in London but has worked in the debt advice sector for the last 13 years.
"It’s not an exaggeration to say that getting a DRO can be a life changing moment for our clients." We invited Kate Cook to tell us about how she switched a London tech job to become an Authorised Intermediary for Debt Relief Orders at Citizens Advice, writing off £1.5million worth of debt for her clients in the process.