Cathy Gersich is a Nationally Board Certified Art Teacher with almost two decades of teaching experience. She has a BA in Humanities and a MA in Art Education from the University of Oregon. Currently she teaches middle school studio and media arts at  Fairhaven Middle School in Bellingham, Washington. In 2001 Cathy was awarded the University Of Oregon College Of Education Alumni Award for Excellence for significant impact on instructional programs, and won a Mayor's Art Award in 2000 for important contributions to art education in the city of Bellingham. Cathy is also a Peer Technology coach through the federally funded Enhancing Education through Technology program at FMS and works helping teachers incorporate technology in their lessons. She served on the Bellingham Arts Commission for five years, is active in Delta Kappa Gamma International Society for key women educators, and is a Board Member-at-Large for Washington Association for Middle Level Educators.