Women To Watch Awards 2026 honors Catrena "Cate" King

Catrena “Cate” King is the founder and Executive Director of Hearts by Faith International, a national women-focused faith and leadership organization dedicated to restoration, purpose, and sustainable leadership. Through its programming and convenings, Hearts by Faith International creates space for women to heal, lead, and grow with clarity and conviction. Cate’s leadership reflects a deep commitment to service, equity, and values-driven impact, with an emphasis on developing women who lead with integrity in both their personal and professional lives.

In parallel with her nonprofit leadership, Cate is a nationally respected leader in health information management and healthcare compliance, recognized for translating complex regulatory requirements into actionable, ethical practice. Currently serving as a senior manager of medical coding and chart audits, she has led enterprise-level audit programs, compliance remediation initiatives, and education strategies across healthcare environments for over twenty years, with a consistent focus on accuracy, governance, and patient-centered care.

Her work bridges operational integrity and leadership development. Cate is widely known for designing audit frameworks that go beyond error identification to address root cause analysis, provider education, and sustainable compliance improvement. She has developed board-level executive summaries, payer-specific compliance matrices, and coder and provider training models that align regulatory expectations with real-world clinical workflows. Her leadership emphasizes transparency, documentation integrity, and ethical stewardship within increasingly complex reimbursement systems.

In addition to her professional work, Cate is a committed mentor and community advocate. She plays an active role in professional association mentorship initiatives, supporting students and early-career professionals as they enter and advance within the health information and informatics field. Her mentorship philosophy centers on confidence-building, accountability, and cultivating leaders who are both technically competent, ethically grounded, and committed to service.