Kathy
is an experienced corporate and nonprofit leader, with a passion for
helping board members and staff to recognize and find their own value,
and the potential of their organization to grow.
She uses management tools, business experience and common sense as an
intuitive leader to create operating environments that are accountable,
transparent and unique to the business so that all stakeholders are
able to do their best and thrive.
Beginning with a career in international and corporate banking she learned
the importance of customer relationships and satisfaction. Moving into
a corporate career at Lockheed Finance Corp. and later Lockheed Martin
Finance Corp, as CEO she learned the importance of building and empowering
collaborative teams to meet the expectations of stockholders, customers,
suppliers and staff, with particular emphasis on creating an operating
style and culture that produced results.
In the recent phase of her career path, she took on the leadership role
at the Catholic Education Foundation as Executive Director to grow the
annual fundraising and endowment with a focus on the importance of strategic
relationships and an unwavering attention to the donor’s “return on
charitable investment”.
She earned a BA in economics from the Santa Clara University, and is
a member of the Board of Regents today. She attended leadership and
management programs at Stanford University and the Aspen Institute.
She is active as a volunteer in local Catholic schools and passionate
about serving the underserved with the tools to reverse their circumstances.