Kathy Mulkerin

Kathy Mulkerin was elected to the Walla Walla Public Schools Board of Directors in November 2021. She grew up in Walla Walla and attended local public schools. Mulkerin earned a BA in Psychology from the University of Portland, a Montessori Teaching certificate from the Montessori Institute Northwest, a Masters of Education in Primary Montessori from Loyola University Maryland, and a Master of Professional Studies in Paralegal Studies from The George Washington University. She has a long history of volunteer work, starting as a teen at the YWCA of Walla Walla, and was recognized as one of Walla Walla's Most Inspiring Women in 2018. She is a co-founder of COCOA (Color Our Community On Awareness), an organization that amplifies the voices of the local BIPOC community.