Kathy
was born in Philadelphia PA and attended
Lehigh University, Bethlehem graduating
with a PA Marketing Degree, Minor in Criminal
Justice. She is married to Bob Gregory
with three children Carrie, Shannon & Ethan
and three stepchildren-Marla, Tammy & Robin.
She
states: “I have been in Marketing
all my life. First with Kodak for 18 years
and then Fujifilm for 8 years.. Some of
the accounts I worked with there were,
Kmart, Walmart and CVS. I came to Florida
from Newtown CT after Bob was transferred
to Orlando in 1997.”
In
1998, Kathy started CSM ( Center for Strategic
Marketing ) and “have been working
with promotional products, corporate casual
wear, and event marketing ever since.”
When
asked why she chose to join Rotary and
the Casselberry Club, Kathy said “Carlos
was very persuasive, and once I understood
the organization, it was a natural fit.
I am also very involved with Greyhound
Rescue & Adoptions and Special Olympics
Florida.” She is now the Chairperson
for the Walk for Sight & Sole for the
last five years so community service is
a part of her everyday life
On
her involvement with the club, Kathy stated: "I
think my favorite activity is working with
Ben and the group to feed the homeless.
It is genuinely a life altering event,
and gives you a real appreciation of what's
important. I'm the new Membership Person
and am looking forward to that."
Unbeknownst
to many , Kathy is an eight-year cancer
survivor, a grandmother to eight (“We're
Italian, we breed well in captivity”)
five girls -one of our girls was adopted
from China, and two boys.
