She received her M. Arch from UCLA and MFA and BFA in painting from Boston University. The focus of her office has been on higher density affordable housing for both private and non-profit developers. Her work ranges from homeless shelters and affordable multifamily apartments to small lot subdivisions and mixed use developments of commercial and residential. Her work has been primarily in the Northern California area however since relocating to Bend she hopes to be involved in meeting the challenges of affordable housing locally. Katherine is a past Mayor and Councilperson of Sebastopol, CA as well as a past Planning Commissioner. She is a past President of the Redwood Empire Chapter of the AIA and a long time USGBC member. Katherine has been an educator and is also the past Chair of the National AIA Housing Committee speaking on Sustainable and Affordable housing in conferences across the country.