 Kathy Demaree has almost 20 years experience in helping others to learn how
to use computers.
Kathy (fka Kathy Walling) was raised in Clarksburg, NJ in
Millstone Township,
she attended
Millstone Township Elementary School and
Allentown High School.
In the mid-80's, the local newspaper she worked for (which just happened to be
family owned) switched over from old typesetting machines to PCs using MS Word,
and she got hooked. She learned how to use it and helped the staff convert.
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 Group, and in June 2000, she joined the
Windows Media
Player Group.
She left Microsoft in 2003, and now is running Demarama (which is why you're
here, right?).
Kathy shares Phil's passion for music, and currently sings with
the Seattle Choral
Company. She is also the Membership President.
You can view Kathy's resume
here or
download it
here.
If you just want to know what she's thinking about, check out
her blog.
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