Kate holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Pitzer College and a Master of Music in Applied Voice from California State University, Fullerton. She has taught voice privately for over 20 years. In addition, she has been the vocal trainer for many successful business clients, and has been a featured speaker with the University of California Alumni Association, Women in Business, Rotary, National Association of Female Executives, and others.



In the early 80’s, in an interesting twist of fate, Kate was hired to be the smoke and mirrors behind the first voice-actuated computer (made by Heuristics Corporation). This began an interest in technology that eventually led her to co-found Narratus, a technology consulting practice, with partner Doug Simao.  This association with technology allows her to offer her clients the latest in recording and web technology services. Narratus is a multi-faceted corporate services company headquartered in Southern California, whose interdisciplinary practices of decision support services encompass the full scope of information management and dissemination. Narratus’ commitment to community service has been recognized with seven “Business in the Arts” awards and one “National Philanthropy Day” award.



 As a singing performer, Kate has premiered over thirty new works of classical and/or avant-garde music, and appeared in countless recitals, musicals and concerts. Kate is a 1998 Eugene O’Neil Cabaret Fellow. Commercial media work includes singing voice-over and television work for Foote, Cone and Belding, recordings and performances as a solo vocal artist, as well as recordings with the musical artists of “herGathering,” of which Kate is the “her.” Kate’s recordings celebrate diversity and the importance of hearing how our voices can be at once the same and unique.



Kate’s interest in community service is great, and has led to her participation in many arts and education non-profits as both a consultant and a volunteer. In 1998, she and Doug Simao also founded a non-profit, Team Cabaret, for which Kate is the Executive Director. Team Cabaret is a program that teaches performing arts skills, leadership, and teamwork by teaching students to choose song material, study interpretation, speak extemporaneously, and put an act together with others. The leaders are professional performing artists who work side by side with faculty sponsors. The culmination of the program (taught in once-a-week meetings or in a one-week intensive) is a public performance,that becomes a forum wherein the community can hear their young people talk about what is important to them. The mission of this program is “to give young people a chance to express what has heart and meaning through story and song and to be applauded for it.”