Kate is a 5th generation Texan (born and raised) but became an Alaskan in her twenties. She lives in the remote fishing community of Cordova, where her 3 sons were born and where her husband still commercial fishes. She has worked as a receptionist, travel agent, anthropologist, teacher, principal, and environmental planner over the years while pursuing writing.

Her poem The Netmender was published by Empty Bowl Press as part of the anthology Cascadia Works: Tend, Gather, Harvest, Restore in September 2026.

She has performed at the famed FisherPoets gathering in Astoria, Oregon, and as part of the Dallas storytelling series Oral Fixation (An Obsession with True Life Tales). She was a blogger for the Huffington Post and a columnist for the Port Aransas South Jetty. Kate’s essays have appeared in Voices of Alzheimer’s: The Healing Companion and Principal Leadership magazine.

She is a proud member of 49 Writers.