Kathy is a southern California native. She graduated from Brigham Young University and then moved to the east spending 25 years in North Carolina. During this time, she and her husband developed The Forest at Duke, a not for profit Continuing Care Retirement Community, located near Duke University and serving 352 residents. Kathy worked as the Executive Director for the facility until 1997 when she moved to Denver. In 1998 Kathy began volunteering at New Beginnings, the Arapahoe House facility serving Mothers struggling with addiction and their children. She also served as an Arapahoe House board member until 2018.
