Catherine is a part-time 4L who grew up in Colorado and spent her 20s in Los Angeles. The contrast between her outdoors-based childhood and the urban jungle of her young adulthood made a strong impression and reinforced Catherine's interest in environmentalism and environmental justice. She earned her B.A. in English graduating magna cum laude from Colorado College, and later went on to earn her M.F.A. in Writing & Poetics from Naropa University. Catherine has taught students in grade 6-community college for 19 years and is now studying environmental law and movement lawyering because nothing else she does for the public good really matters if we don't confront the climate crisis! In addition to teaching and going to law school, Catherine enjoys playing outside with her three kids and spouse, running half-marathons, acting as a Democratic Party precinct captain, and serving as a Longmont Library board member.