Katherine founded Gap Year Solutions because she feels strongly that many students can benefit from taking a step off the typical path, and become more self-reliant and confident through REAL WORLD LEARNING before entering college. She is a graduate of Georgetown University, with over 15 years of experience as an admissions interviewer, and was a Retail Buyer for Saks Fifth Avenue in New York City.
Katherine has four sons, three of whom completed gap years and another who spent his junior year of high school in Spain. In addition to being an accredited Gap Year Consultant, Katherine is a Member of the Advisory Board and Standards & Accreditation Committee of the Gap Year Association, is a Professional Member of the Independent Educational Consultants Association (IECA), and has served as a Keynote speaker for USA Gap Year Fairs. Based in the Boston, MA area, she speaks regularly about Gap Years at high schools, national conferences, and college fairs across the U.S.