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Cathy became fluent in Spanish when as a child she lived for
two years in Peru, where her father worked with the Ford Motor
Company. From September 2000 to May 2001, Cathy taught English
as a second language in the Fayette County Public School System
in Lexington, Kentucky. From June 1999 to September 2000, she
was a case manager for the Kentucky Farmworker Health Program,
scheduling medical and dental appointments for farmworkers and
translating for them, when necessary. From 1992 to 1999, Cathy
was administrative assistant to the executive director for Lexington
Planned Parenthood Center in Lexington, Kentucky. She was office
manager, receptionist, and clinic coordinator for the Planned
Parenthood clinic from 1983 to 1992.
Cathy attended the University of Kentucky and holds an associate
degree in applied science from Lexington Technical Institute in
Lexington, Kentucky. She was a member of the Fayette County Family
Planning Advisory Council in Lexington, Kentucky, from 1996 to
1999 and a member of the board of directors for the Migrant Network
Coalition from 1997 to 1999.
Cathy is a member of Maxwell Street Presbyterian Church in Lexington,
Kentucky. She has served as a deacon and has volunteered with
the prison ministry, transporting visitors to and from the federal
prison and to accommodations provided by the church. She has translated
for the church’s Maxwell Street Legal Clinic, volunteered
at the church’s Faith Pharmacy, and worked with infants in
the church’s Early Care Center.
Cathy’s daughter, Hannah Parson, accompanies her on her
mission assignment and is now enrolled in the pre-school at Monte
Sion in Laredo, Mexico. Her son, James Olive, remains in Lexington,
Kentucky, attending college.
Birthdays:
Cathy: October 13
Hannah: April 18
James: September 17
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