What is a typical work day for you?
I prepare monthly statements for the members.
I make sure that the correct members are getting billed and then at the end of the month I prepare the statement, and send the statements out to the members. I also bill for events, so if someone has a sponsored event I send the bill to the person who had the event and a copy to the member. And I bill for the general membership as well. Right now I'm busy with the
bylaw changes so they can now be billed monthly instead of just quarterly, if requested.
Are you married?
Yes I am, to Larry.
How did you meet?
I had a job at the podiatry school in Philadelphia in 1984 and he was a student there. I was working in academic affairs - helping the students with internships. We started seeing each other. It was funny, when I got the job my boss, who was a German woman, said "You vill not date das students" but (laughes) that's what ended up happening. Then we got married in 1986.
Do you have children?
Yes - two children, Sam is my son, he's 19. He's a freshman at Gettysburg College. Kelly is 15, she's a sophomore at Manheim Township.
What were some previous jobs that you've had?
My first job as a teenager was waitressing at Green Valley Country Club in Layfette Hill and I loved it. Now it's come full circle - I'm working at a country club again! It was just a lot of fun, I worked with a lot of fun people, some of which I'm still friends with. I worked there all through high school. I worked in Manhattan for a year for an employee benefit firm, which was really neat. My husband had a job in north New Jersey. We lived in New Jersey, and I thought "Well I'm not gonna work in stinkin' New Jersey when I can see Manhattan from our apartment." I took the bus into Manhattan every day for work. It was really neat - a good experience that I'm glad I had.
I also worked for an ad agency for 21 years before I worked here. I was director of administrative services but I was laid off. I took about a year and a half off. I did some volunteering, then this time last year I started quietly looking for a job - nothing intense, and then this opportunity came.
What is your most favorite place you have been and where would you like to visit?
Disney World is probably my favorite vacation. They were magical vacations for us. Our kids were little the first time we went. Sam was 7 and Kelly was 4. There was a smile on his face the entire time. We went back several times, probably 5 times. We've been on 2 Disney cruises.
California was also wonderful. 2 years ago we took the kids from San Francisco all the way down to LA We visited Yosemite in between so that was a really fun trip. I liked San Francisco a lot but LA was not quite my cup of tea.
We took a trip to Arizona witch was really nice. Sedona was absolutely beautiful, We flew into Phoenix, and the Grand Canyon was fantastic. We've been to Puerto Rico, and one of my favorite places is Sea Isle, the beach in NJ. We've been going there for years.
I'd like to go to Europe, Greece, France , Italy, and any beach in the world!
What are your interests/ hobbies?
Wine, relaxing and reading by the pool.
What do you like to read?
I like mysteries, that was always my favorite but I got a little bit tired of them - they were too much of the same thing. I read a fantastic book this summer called 'Sarah's Key' It's a historical fiction. By far the best book I ever read, it was excellent.
What magazines do you read?
Ladies Home Journal, People, and cooking magazines when I get the chance.
Do you follow any sports teams?
My daughters soccer team - I've been watching her play soccer since kindergarden. She plays soccer pretty much all year round.
What are your favorite TV shows and movies?
I like Monk, we just got Netflix, so I saw that there were a couple of episodes that I missed so I'm watching those. I loved LOST when that was on, I do miss that. Desperate Housewives, it amuses me. I like The Middle, and Modern Family. Seinfeld, I've always loved that.
What is the best gift you've ever received?
My children
Who are a few famous people you'd like to meet?
Bruce Springsteen would be neat , Ryan Reynolds, Jacqueline Onassis, I actually saw her once in an elevator in New York, I had a job interview at Doubleday and she worked there at the time. We came down in the elevator together. That would be kinda neat - to talk with her.
If you could go back in time and give the teen-aged version of yourself some advice, what would you tell her?
I remember as a teen-ager thinking that only this particular moment right now mattered. I'd tell myself to slow down and take time to think about tomorrow.
Kathy's family was chosen to be the advertising models for Chocolate World's 'Really Big 3-D Show'. Although these pictures were taken several years ago - they are still being used to promote the Hersheypark attraction!
