Kathryn Almquist

Kathryn Almquist, FaCT Treasurer, has been working in bookkeeping and accounting functions since she started in her father’s business as a teenager. She was in the insurance field for nearly 25 years, becoming a licensed insurance agent and an Accredited Advisor in Insurance.  For 10 years she was executive support to the president of a newly formed independent insurance agency; for 13 years she worked at Arkwright Mutual Insurance Co. as client support to the risk management departments of Fortune 500 company clients.  Since retiring she has been a tax preparer for over 20 years.  Kathryn has also been a caregiver, while working, in about 20 years.  

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Kathryn is a life-long resident of the Cleveland, OH, area, growing up in Lakewood and living in North Olmsted.  She attended Baldwin Wallace College.  She has been a member of West Shore Unitarian Universalist Church (WSUUC) since 2007 and a member of WSUUC FaCT since its inception. 

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Kathryn is widowed and has two adult children and three adult grandchildren. She is an active volunteer at the Westlake Senior Center.  Kathryn enjoys reading and being outdoors.  She especially enjoys spending time at her family’s cabin and land in New York.  Family is central to Kathryn, and she works on environmental and justice issues to help ensure a sustainable future for them, as well as for everyone on this planet with which we have been gifted.