Kathy is a vocal advocate for those living with mental illness and their families. She serves on the Board of Directors of the National Alliance on Mental Illness in Colorado Springs (NAMI). She received the 2012 NAMI National Member of the Year Award for her “courage, leadership and service on behalf of all people living with mental illness,” as well as the Golden Quill Award for Walks on the Margins and service to the community. Kathy has also written the Hannah Sampson CSI Underwater Mystery Series (Swimming with the Dead, Dark Water Dive, Dangerous Depths, and Under Pressure), which are available in paperback and as ebooks. Learn about these books and visit her website at http://csi-underwater-mysteries.com. Kathy has a B.A. in English and an M.A. in Rhetoric and taught writing at the University of Colorado for ten years. She lives in Colorado with her husband and two cats.