Born in Nova Scotia, Canada, Kathleen is the second oldest of ten children. She was consecrated to God in Regnum Christi September 1, 1994. Kathleen received her degree in Education and Pastoral Studies in Rhode Island and then went on to do her apostolic internship for three years in California, travelling the west coast of the US and Canada, giving retreats and accompanying young women who were discerning. She spent eleven years in Atlanta, GA serving at Pinecrest Academy as a formation instructor, mentoring high school girls. Afterward Kathleen served the Cincinnati locality from 2012 to 2019 as the director of the consecrated women's community and also as a spiritual guide. She traveled to Spain in 2015-16 to help other consecrated women with the studies stage of their formation. She again returned for a second term as the director of the Cincinnati community. Additionally Kathleen serves as a member of the Consecrated Women's Territorial Council. Starting in September 2019, Kathleen began her assignment as the director of the consecrated women's community in Chicago.