Previously, Butcher worked for the United Nations Joint Logistics Center in Sudan for three years, where she was Sector Lead for the Non-Food Items and Emergency Shelter Sector, as well as responsible for Information Management, Donor Relations and Planning. Prior to getting involved in humanitarian field, Butcher spent five years in corporate and supply chain finance, primarily with General Mills, Inc. She has an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management, a BS in Finance from Lehigh University, and is a graduate of the Fritz/CILT Certification in Humanitarian Logistics course.