Cat is from a working-class immigrant family. Her dad started out as a dishwasher in restaurants and her mom was a housekeeper in hotels. She benefited directly from opportunity ladders not available to workers with low wages today. Now, she supports workers, organizers, and worker centers to create better, safer, and more equitable work. She has over a decade of experience working at the intersection of labor, race, and economic equity, developing technological solutions that amplify worker voices and address pressing workplace issues. Cat has a B.A. in psychology from Oberlin College; M.S. in computer science from Mills College.