Kathy first arrived in Wyoming with her parents and young siblings in the early 70s to backpack in the Teton and Wind River Ranges. She still remembers being awed by the dramatic beauty of Jackson Hole at nine years old. She ended up attending middle school and the early years of high school here. In subsequent years, she resided mostly on the East Coast, where she attended Dartmouth College, met and married her husband, Mark, for 35 years, and raised their children near the White Mountains of New Hampshire. But Jackson Hole was always a part of her life, with many visits to her parents for hiking, backpacking, kayaking, and skiing. She and Mark have had a home here since 2014, where they live mostly full-time.
She ran her family’s business, which manufactured, installed, and maintained platform tennis courts across the country. She was Chair of the Board and Finance Chair at the Waldorf School, where her children attended, a school that emphasizes experiential, nature-based learning. With a son who now works in wind energy and a daughter who writes about wilderness adventures and wildfires, she is happy that her love of the outdoors has been passed on to the next generation.
Having seen so much change in the valley in the last 50 years, Kathy welcomes the opportunity to join the board of the JH Conservation Alliance in helping to advocate for the area’s wildlife, wild spaces, and responsible development.
