Katherine Ashley

Seems difficult to condense twenty years into a paragraph but here's my attempt: Lots of education - B.S.E. in 6-12 Broadfield Social Studies Education, Psychology. M.S.E. + 42 in School Psychology. Additional coursework at the UW. I'm contemplating going back for my Ph.D. (YIKES) but I enjoy working full-time in my field, and getting paid ;-), a bit too much. Career -I've been a School Psychologist at a High School and Early Childhood Center for 13 years. Love my job, although there's always too much paperwork to do. Lots of assessment, run groups, crisis counseling, etc. I'm also the Mock Trial teacher advisor (kind of like debate and forensics but with a law emphasis.)Personal - Happily divorced since 2000. Thankfully, I've had the best years of my life since I've turned 30. No kids...sometimes I feel like I have at least 12 with my Mock Trial groupies. I've kept up with many of the same interests from the old days - theater, music, golf, spending time with friends and family (my sister is married and living in Reno, NV as a physician),etc. Looking forward to seeing everyone at the reunion.

Since I work in a High School, I am often brought back to the struggles of the high school years. Despite how "horrible" everyone feels their own high school years are when they are experiencing them in the moment, I look back and feel really blessed to have had the friendships I've made and to have lived pre-iPod and MySpace. I love these technologies NOW but I don't think I would have EVER studied if I had had so many external distractions. Plus, I'm really happy to have experienced "old school" punk and new wave music. Great memories of hanging out with the orchestra/ drama/AV sorts and of "the big red bull."