Kathy Hansen was born in Paso Robles, Calif., and has lived in San Luis Obispo County all her life. In 1976, she graduated from Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo. She is a proud mother of two grown children. She has been employed as the secretary for the church since 1994. Her hobbies include amateur home improvement, writing poetry, cooking and backpacking. Kathy divides the rest of her time between one dog, one cat and various other family members.