Cathy was born in Portland, Oregon in 1954. She grew up in the San Fernando Valley in the Los Angeles area. She attended California State University, Humboldt, where she obtained a B.A. in Theatre Arts in 1978. She later attended the University of California, Davis, where she received an M.F.A., with honors, in Dramatic Art in 1985. She taught theater and directed professionally in California and Oregon. She then attended the University of Montana School of Law where she graduated, with high honors, in 1997. Cathy served as law clerk to the Honorable Robert Holter, U.S. Magistrate Judge, District of Montana, 1997-1998 and the Honorable Richard Cebull, U.S. Magistrate Judge, District of Montana, 1998-1999. Cathy has also served as President of the Board of Directors for the Community Health Care Center in Great Falls, and also served on the board of the Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art. Cathy enjoys the outdoors, with hiking, cross-country skiing, canoeing, gardening and swimming among her favorite pastimes.
Law Clerk to: Hon. Robert M. Holter, U.S. Magistrate, District of Montana, 1997-1998; Hon. Richard F. Cebull, U.S. Magistrate, District of Montana, 1998-1999.
