Demarama
Life, Love, and Music
Kathy Demaree (fka Kathy Walling) was raised in Clarksburg, NJ in
Millstone Township,
she attended
Millstone Township Elementary School and
Allentown High School. She
received her BA in Psychology from
Drew University, and then worked at
Caci System Designs as
a Production Coordinator for 5 1/2 years. During that time, she also
was a lecturer at the Fels
Center of Government, at UPenn.
After leaving CSD, she was a instructor at
CALC/Canterbury in NJ/NY, teaching everything from Microsoft
Word to NT 4.0. Then she qualified for her Microsoft Certification
in Windows 95.
A friend who was doing contractor work for Microsoft encouraged
Kathy to interview for a similar position, and in September of 1997,
Kathy moved to Redmond, Washington to work as a subject matter
expert on Windows 98 Courseware for
Microsoft Corporation.
In August of 1998, she became a full time employee at Microsoft, as
a Program Manager in the Product Improvement/Feedback group. In
September 1999, she joined the Windows Millennium Team, and in June
2000, she joined the
Windows Media Player Team. She left Microsoft in 2003, but returned
working under contract in the Fall of 2005.
Since 2005, Kathy has continued to work in contract positions at Microsoft.
Kathy shares Phil's passion for music, and currently sings with the Seattle Choral Company.