As General Counsel, Kataryna Delisle manages the overall legal affairs relating to the company’s governance, employment, global operations, and contracts, in addition to serving as Secretary to RFA’s Board of Directors.
Prior to joining RFA in May 2022, Kataryna worked for National Geographic Partners and National Geographic Society, where she held a number of positions including Assistant Chief Counsel, Assistant Chief Compliance Officer, Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel. From 2008 to 2015 Kataryna served as the Assistant General Counsel for the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), the independent federal agency later renamed the United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM). There she was the lead counsel for Voice of America (VOA) and Radio and TV Martí (OCB). She began her professional career as a video journalist at CNN. She earned her Juris Doctor at American University, Washington College of Law and her Bachelor of Science in Journalism at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. She was born in Poland and is a mother of two.