She grew up in the remote community of Shearwater before moving to Port Hardy at the age of ten. She attended the Port Hardy campus during high school for distance study courses, attended the Campbell River campus after graduating high school to study electronics and then attended the Comox Valley campus to obtain her Bachelor of Business Administration degree. As an NIC alumna, Kathryn offers unique insight into student life and how North Island College and the NIC Foundation play an important role in educating people in the communities it serves.