Mote Marine Laboratory

Kathy spent 18 years working for NASA and government contractors in both mission operations and space policy. After moving to Florida, she began volunteering with the Dolphin and Whale Hospital in May 2004. Kathy  became a shift leader and logged more than 4,000 volunteer hours before she joined Mote as the Rehab Volunteer Coordinator for both hospitals in January 2009.

B.S., Mathematics, Cum Laude, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA

Honor Societies:   Phi Eta Sigma, Gamma Beta Phi, Phi Kappa Phi

• Joint Meritorious Unit Award, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition & Technology (1996)
• ESA Group Achievement Award:  EURECA Operations Team (May 1994)
• NASA Group Achievement Award:  STS-61 FAO Flight Control Team (April 1994)
• NASA Group Achievement Award:  Commit-to-Flight Development Team (April 1994)
• NASA Group Achievement Award:  STS-46 Tethered Satellite Operations Team (March 1993)
• JSC Group Achievement Award:  STS-39 Operations Division Flight Control Team (September 1991)
• RSOC Group Achievement Award:  STS-39 Attitude and Pointing Group (1989)
• NASA Group Achievement Award:  STS-26 Mission Operations Directorate (December 1988)

Department: Directorate of Environmental Health & Ocean Technology