Kathy joined OneAmerica after graduating from Macalester College with a B.A. in International Studies, Political Science, and a concentration in Human Rights and Humanitarianism. While attending Macalester, she studied abroad in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic and interned at the Jesuit Refugee Service, working to expand the rights of Haitian refugees and immigrants within the Caribbean island. Following her work in Santo Domingo, Kathy worked to empower immigrant communities through language instruction at the Wellstone Center in Saint Paul with Neighborhood House.  Kathy is also an Institute for International Public Policy (IIPP) Fellow with the United Negro College Fund, Special Programs.