She received a J.D. from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law. While there, she served as Editor-in-Chief of the Denver Journal of International Law and Policy, captain of the Jessup moot court team, and president of the International Law Society. She earned an M.A. in international studies from the Josef A. Korbel School of International Studies. While in law school, she assisted on a case in front of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. Katy is currently a vice-chair of the International Law Section of the Colorado Bar Association. She is also the regional administrator for the Rocky Mountain Regional competition of the Philip C. Jessup International Moot Court Competition. Before law school, Katy was a double-major in international affairs and foreign languages at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon. While in college, she studied in Seville, Spain, and she is fluent in French and Spanish.