Catherine grew up in a bilingual family with Mexican and Anglo roots, speaking Spanish and English. She was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and raised in Latin America and Washington, D.C., as her father was a career foreign service officer. Hence, the family traveled extensively. His job and heritage provided Catherine with a multitude of culturally rich experiences, which greatly influenced her formation.

Catherine and her husband, Peter, have been faculty members at Episcopal High School since 1997. Over her many years of teaching, she has traveled to various Spanish-speaking countries, including Spain, the Dominican Republic, Chile, and most recently, Cuba. These experiences have greatly enriched her curriculum and allowed her to share first-hand authentic experiences in the target culture with her students. Catherine served for several years as chaperone on the Spain Program in Segovia. Since 2011, she has served as coordinator for the school’s exchange program with Colegio Irlandesas in Seville, Spain. In addition, four years ago, Catherine initiated an exchange program with Villa Maria Academy in Santiago, Chile.

Catherine’s travel experiences have also included participating in several school-sponsored service trips to the Dominican Republic through Outreach360, located in Monte Cristi near the Haitian border. Every year during spring break, volunteers from innumerable high schools and colleges go into local schools in this underserved community, teach English in the classroom, and create enrichment activities for afterschool programs.

In addition to her classes, Catherine is a member of the Evans Dorm team.