While a single mother of two young girls, ages 11 and 13, Katy works for Lafayette Hotels as a general manager at Lafayette's Oceanfront Resort at Wells Beach and as a regional manager for seven other coastal hotel properties. She has lived and worked in Maine since 1983.  She received a Bachelor's degree from Colby College in Waterville, Maine  and then attended the University of Massachusetts to study for a master's degree.

She has been a member of SOS since 1996 and a member of the SOS Board since 1999. She currently serves as President of S.O.S. Maine. 

Katy states "I am involved in SOS because of my interest and concern for property owner's rights concerning the beaches."