Catherine Watrous graduated from Victor Valley Junior College in Victorville in 1984. She began to work for Kaiser Permanente in 1985 with experiences, which included med-surg nurse, maternal child health, family/internal medicine clinic, and her current position as Quality Improvement Nurse/Stroke Coordinator. In 2002, she decided to reenter school to fulfill additional lifelong dreams. She received her bachelor’s degree in nursing from University of Phoenix in 2005 and her master’s in nursing from University of Phoenix in 2007.