Kathy joined the Women's Fund in 2009 and is captain of the Funding Friends group. She joined the Finance Committee as Contributions Manager in 2019. She is originally from Pasadena and has BA and MS degrees from the University of Wisconsin. Her 35-year career at the University of Michigan included information technology and bioengineering, focusing on child passenger safety. Since moving to Santa Barbara in 2004, she was active in Newcomers as newsletter editor and database manager, and she served on the SBMA Women's Board as webmaster and treasurer. Kathy is currently Secretary of the Ensemble Theatre Company Board of Directors, and she is an active supporter of the SB Symphony and the SB Maritime Museum.