Kathy is a retired Board-Certified Primary School Teacher from San Diego, California. She received her BA degree from San Diego State University and MA degree from National University. She has embraced the need for STEAM programs in education and championed their inclusion into elementary school classrooms. While working as an International School teacher in Shenzhen China, she integrated her technical education from Carnegie Mellon’s robotic program by developing a framework to teach winning teams competing internationally in the First Lego League in China. She dedicates her time assisting a disadvantaged Chinese burned child to learn English and integrating remote learning using a telepresence robot to provide inclusion into a normal classroom environment.