Kathleen is a graduate of Archbishop Ryan in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and has dedicated her career to education and student support as a school counselor at Shiloh Christian in Bismarck and as an adjunct instructor at the University of Mary. Her faith in God is her foundation and her most reliable source of peace, strength, comfort, and joy. Kathleen credits her parents as her most influential mentors, learning from them how to persevere and move forward when life knocks you down. She believes she will best leave her mark on the world through raising her three children with faith and godly character and by pouring love into her students, so they know she believes in them.