Kate graduated Boston University’s Sargent College with a Master’s in Occupational Therapy in 2008. After a period working in a hospital setting, she focused on outpatient rehab and earned her certification in Hand Therapy in 2013.

She has specialized in upper extremity treatment for over 10 years and works with adults as well as children. Her own experiences of living with Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis, with which she was diagnosed when she was 9, provides her with an understanding of both sides of medical practice.

Prior to founding REACH, she worked at the University of Vermont Medical Center Hand Clinic for 7 years and Northwestern Medical Center before that.

Outside of hand therapy, Kate enjoys traveling, gardening, and spending time with her ‘boys.’