U-Kathy Beckwith ngumqeqeshi wolamlo osuka e-Dayton, e-Oregon, esebenze nezikolo (K-12) ngaphezulu kweminyaka engamashumi amabini. Usebenza njengomlamleli olivolontiya kunye nenkqubo yolamlo lwasekuhlaleni, nanjengomqeqeshi wolamlo esikolweni. Eyona ncwadi yakhe yamvanje ICANDELO ELIMANDLA NGOKUPHATHANA NEMFAZWE: Yintoni eyaphoswa yiMelika kwiKlasi yeMbali yase-US kunye nento esinokuyenza (sonke) ngoku. UKathy waxhalatyiswa kukuthembela ngamandla kweMelika emfazweni njengendlela yokusombulula ungquzulwano lwezizwe ngezizwe. Loo nkxalabo yakhokelela kuphando kunye nokufundisisa, kwaye ekugqibeleni kule ncwadi kwaye World BEYOND War. UKathy ukwangumbhali weencwadi zemifanekiso, Ukudlala iMfazwe kwaye Ukuba Ukhetha UkungaBethi; isikhokelo sekharityhulam yesikolo ekusombululeni impixano, kwaye sinokuninzi kwimisebenzi. U-Kathy ube yivolontiya ye-Peace Corps e-Indiya, uMlawuli weKholeji ye-Financial Aid, umfundisi-ntsapho kwisikolo samazwe ngamazwe sokubhoda, kwaye ngumama kunye nogogo othanda ukuhamba kwindlela yelizwe kufuphi nekhaya labo kwaye enze i-berry pies ehlobo.
