Kathleen is a founding member of Five Oaks Academy circa. 2003. She serves as the Executive Director of Five Oaks Academy. Kathleen began teaching in 1987 and began acting as a director  in 1994. She attended the University of South Carolina and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Anthropology. She holds an AMS 3-6 certification in Primary from St. Nicholas based in Maitland, Florida and London. She attended International Montessori Council (IMC) leadership training and Administrative training with IMC, AMS, and MEPI. Kathleen was a founding member of and served as the Chair of the South Carolina Montessori Alliance (SCMA) and is currently on the board of SCMA Private/Public Montessori Schools in South Carolina. She is affiliated with South Carolina Montessori Alliance (SCMA), the American Montessori Society (AMS), Montessori Educational Programs International (MEPI), and International Montessori Council (IMC). She is also a member of the International Mind, Brain, and Education Society (IMBES). Kathleen has presented at the national and international conferences of the IMC, AMS, and SCMA conferences. Kathleen previously directed at Montessori West. She also taught at Montessori West, Parkview Montessori in Atlanta, GA, and Central Presbyterian in Anderson, SC; she studied German Language Training at the ISD in Stuttgart, Germany, and was a private teacher in Baden- Baden, Germany. Kathleen is a member of the Curriculum Council.