While attending Grand Valley State University in Michigan she was awarded a Bachelors of Science in Health, maintaining a 4.0 grade point average. She also earned her Masters Degree of Physician Assistant Studies in Michigan. Kathleen has experience in long-term care, neurosurgery, orthopedics, cardiovascular surgery, nutrition, and anesthesia. She also aided in Alzheimer’s Disease research. In her free time she enjoys golf, scuba diving, and classical music having played the violin for eight years.