Katie earned her B.S. in Biology from Washington State University in 2014, with a major in Biology and a minor in chemistry. She then pursued her M.S. in Plant Pathology through WSU, conducting research related to fire blight management in apples at the Prosser Irrigated Agriculture Research and Experiment Center (IAREC).

Katie joined the team at Agrimanagement, Inc. in March of 2024 as Research Scientist, where she will assist in managing all contract research projects.