Katie grew up in the South and holds an AB Degree from Randolph-Macon Woman's College and an MDiv from Vanderbilt University. In between college and graduate school, Katie worked in environmental chemistry in Houston, TX.

She has written a curriculum on Sabbath-keeping for Christians as a response to communal and personal fragmentation. This serves as the foundational text for The Well.  

In founding The Well, Katie's passion is to create a safe and generous space for small intentional communities to orient around the Judeo-Christian principle of Sabbath, which is a biblical measure for justice, compassion, joy, and community. She helps people develop patterns of spiritual practice that keep people connected to these principles. And, she believes that generous public dialogue is not only possible, but that it is necessary and fundamental for communities. 

In addition to directing The Well, Katie serves as pastor for Queen Anne United Methodist Church.

Katie loves being in the PNW, and she and her spouse share a home with a grumpy and loving old cat, lots of books, and some pretty interesting art.