About Katherin Flower (She/Her)
I grew up in New York and as a child, I loved to sew and cook with my grandma and go to Syracuse games with my grandpa. I was a Spanish major in college and wanted to be an interpreter for the U.N. but switched to Sociology when I couldn’t roll my Rs and began flunking classes. I am an ‘accidental grad student’–When I couldn’t pay back my student loans, my advisors helped me apply to grad school so my loans would be in deferment. I carried student loans for over 25 years. I have a longstanding commitment to racial and social justice work and value intersectional approaches. I have worked in a variety of sectors (non-profit, foundations, government, higher education) in a range of places (Northeast, MidWest, South and Pacific Northwest). I now live in the Pacific NW with my daughter and two dogs. When I am not working, I am probably volunteering in my community (Community Cycle Center & Ethos are two of my favorite local organizations), listening to music and wishing I could dance, looking at maps and daydreaming about traveling (I’ve been to every state except Hawaii), or baking something with my daughter. I am also working toward my encore career as a comedy writer and waiting for Trevor Noah to discover me…