Kathy Adams

Past engineer, current humanitarian and social entrepreneur.

At the age of 10 I decided I wanted to help the blind after reading Helen Keller. By 11 I decided I would join the Peace Corp to help children in Africa. From 14 to 18 I worked in a nursing home and loved it. Yet somehow by 18 I was strongly encouraged by family that a more mainstream career was wise. I loved all subjects in school so ended up choosing engineering which was the way to go in those days.

At the age of 26 I had a car accident that changed my life. When all was taken away from me, my ability to work, study, participate in sports, and even a lot of friends went away, I went into a space of deep reflection. It was then that I realized I was not on the right path. That I did not want to work in the tech world on computers or parts for computers. I needed to do something more fullfilling and recalled my childhood dreams of helping others.

Over the years I searched and searched and it was not clear what fit me perfectly but I tried on many roles mentally and nothing fit like a glove...until one day I stumbled upon my life work. This is about me from that place forward and my struggles to do what I love, and the joy it gives me.