Kathleen is currently Publisher of aka Books. She has served as Director of Book Publishing for the American Bar Association, Director for H&R Block, VP & Publisher for IDG Books, VP & Publisher for Dearborn Trade, Senior Editor for Dow Jones-Irwin, Editor for Praeger Publishers, and Editor and Sales Representative for D. Van Nostrand.

During her publishing career of more than 40 years, she has had the opportunity to work with numerous authors and publishing organizations to create award-winning and best-selling books—from business and legal to lifestyle and reference.