Kat was born December 30, 1951, in Geneva, Illinois to Jane and Don Renaud. The family moved to Grinnell, Iowa in 1954 where Kat attended school from kindergarten through high school, graduating with the class of 1970. She attended Ellsworth College and Grinnell College, and graduated from the University of Iowa in 1987 with a BBA degree in Business. She worked at various positions at Kirkwood Community College from 1984 to 2005.





