In her professional and personal live, Ms. Catford has inspired others to reach their fullest potential. A woman of many facets, Ms. Catford has been a teacher, counselor, clinical supervisor and mentor. During her years at Stanford University, Ms. Catford was awarded the prestigious Dean's Award for Service to Stanford University. Since 1985, She has lectured on Personal Creativity in Business at Stanford's Graduate School of Business. She joined the faculty of SSU in 1988 to teach several subjects including Transpersonal Psychology, Creativity in Organizational Management and Human Development. In 1991, She co-Wrote "the path of the Everyday Hero: Drawing on the Power of Myth to Meet Life's Most Important Challenges," and received national recognition for this work. Ms. Catford and her husband founded the Special Parents Project to provide support for local families of children with serious special needs.