Catherine, better known as Cat, is the smiling face you meet first when you walk into BEST. Cat began working in classrooms as a parent volunteer when her oldest attended kindergarten, 13 years ago. Ever since then, Cat has worked in schools in various capacities— break aide, tutor, substitute for librarians and secretaries, IR/SPED aide, custodian, and now program secretary. She followed her oldest daughter, Calypso, to elementary school, University Park (Forever a Falcon), then to Ryan Middle School. Thanks to the arrival of a new sibling, Calypso was spared having Cat following her to High School! Cat now calls BEST her home office.