PERSONAL LIFE
Kathy raised two beautiful, competent children, is passionate about her family and friends, personal growth, exercise and nature. Most of all, she is passionately involved in bringing ideas into action and community building.

Kathy learned more from raising her two very interesting and challenging children than she could learn in any PhD or MD program. From her exceptionally "spirited" daughter (in every sense of the word) she now has a beautiful, feisty, strong young adult daughter who is carving her niche with strength of conviction. From her defiant, "let's do it VERY differently" teenage son she now has a incredible young adult son who is balanced, very socially skilled and deliberate about investment of his future. A priority in her life has always been her relationship with her husband Chip. They partnered closely together on the parenting path and are fully embracing their life now as "empty nesters."

Her ongoing quest for personal growth took her into voluntary simplicity movement and to Wings Seminars for Innovative Learning and Personal Growth. She has been greatly influenced by Vicki Robin, author of Your Money or Your Life, Mary Pipher, author of Reviving Ophelia, William Pollack, author of Real Boys, Jane Nelson author of Positive Discipline, Sue Wellman founder of the Ophelia Project, Kris King of Wings Seminars in Eugene and Marshall Rosenberg, author of Nonviolent Communication, the Language of Love.

Kathy is passionate about physical activity and being in nature at least one hour a day. She has done sports and outdoor activities her whole life from "all" sports when she was a child, to swimming, skiing, track, basketball and tennis competition as a student to running, hiking, skiing, backpacking and bike riding as an adult.

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