Kathy is a modern day wise woman whose opinions on health and heart are sought out by people from all walks of life. A retired RN and CNM (Certified Nurse-Midwife) with a Master’s Degree in Maternal-Child Health / Nurse-Midwifery, she has served as director of three midwifery practices and two nationally accredited freestanding birth centers; on the Illinois Committee on Nursing; as Nurse-Midwife Legal Consultant for firms in three states; on The Midwife Center Board of Directors; and as Clinical Adjunct Faculty at University of Illinois at Chicago, University of Pennsylvania, Case Western Reserve University, Medical College of Pennsylvania, Hahnemann, Frontier Nursing Service, and Forbes Regional Hospital Family Practice Residency Program.

Kathy is also a certified Personal Trainer and Master Energy Healer who has been helping people live healthier lives for 4 decades. You may have seen her in Wellbella or Let’s Live Magazine as the Corporate Trainer for GNC’s Body for Life Challenge or NFL Hall-of-Famer Lynn Swann’s 12-week Transformation. As a competitive bodybuilder she ranked 2nd nationally in Master’s Women over 35 lightweight class and her dancing has taken her to appearances on local television stations and Merv Griffin's national TV show, “Dance Fever.”

Kathy’s company Ki-Ri (Energy Re-Integration) offers comprehensive programs for individuals – guiding them to create lasting change in their lives, and for groups – facilitating communication, interpersonal dynamics and productivity. Pilgrimages have taken her to sacred sites in Sedona, Glastonbury and Peru, to study earth energies and work with dowsers, geomancers, and shaman, including an apprenticeship and certification in The Pachakuti Mesa Tradition of Cross-Cultural Shamanic Arts. She co-founded a Pittsburgh 501c3, SITE (Spiritual, Intuitive and Telepathic Expansion) NITE; serves on the Core Team of The Patrick McCollum Foundation for Peace, and has been recognized as one of Pittsburgh’s Transformational Spiritual Leaders.