Kate Parker has been a member of the Women’s Fund since 2011. She is a librarian, researcher, and education policy expert who served as a school and community college trustee for 16 years. A Santa Barbara resident since 1977, Kate received her BA in French from UC Berkeley and her Master’s in Library and Information Science from San Jose State. Kate and her husband raised three children in Santa Barbara, and she has served on a variety of local education and political non-profit boards that focus on children, women, and families.