Katie grew up in the cornfields of Ohio, spent her teens romping in the red clay of Georgia, and now happily resides in the lush green of Portland, Oregon with her family of six. Katie sees life as an exciting story - an adventure to be lived, and through her acting and filmmaking, invites people to see beauty and hope amid life’s ever-present challenges. Katie has acted in a variety of film and tv roles, national commercials, theater, and has performed award-winning roles in independent films. She recently wrote, co-produced, directed, and acted in the very personal short film, “Front Porches,” inspired by her experience of caring for her mother after a diagnosis of early-onset dementia.