Katy came to the Clovis/Portales area with her military husband. She found out she would be moving to the area months in advance and found this job a month before moving to Portales.

Her interview for this job made her "extremely excited" to be coming to the area because of working in a college environment.  Although a big change for her, it would be a great opportunity.

Katy, who has two dogs, has lived in 10 states with her mother, father and older sister. She went to elementary school in Tucson, Arizona, attended high school in Philadelphia, undergraduate school in upstate New York at Hobart and William Smith Colleges, and graduate school in St. Louis at Washington University.

Growing up, her father had several jobs that almost always required him to move around. She joked that her father was not in the military nor the CIA. "If he was in the CIA, I was either not allowed to know or not allowed to tell."

Katy believes that working to help people has always been her calling. She recalled a story her mother told her about when she was in preschool and was proposed to by a notorious "bad boy." Her mother offered her to help Wolfe with the situation to which she replied, "I can take care of him."

Since then, her mom has always said that she was destined to help people and that the "bad boys" have always been drawn to her.

Katy believes that traveling a lot has helped her to relate with people who feel like they are on the outside. She was always the new kid growing up, which was a hard thing to deal with. Her favorite part of life is seeing her husband succeed and seeing her work payoff for other people.

"Seeing the light-bulb moment when someone finally realizes that all the work and therapy is paying off is the best part about my job," Katy said.

She is excited to begin working with students on campus. Her goal is to help students understand that the stigma that comes with mental illness is not true. She wants to push the idea that sometimes you just need a third person to talk to. Whether it be about something big or small, talking does help.

"There is nothing wrong with asking for help," Katy said. "It's always good to have an outside opinion."

Katy hopes to communicate this to students and reach out to them so they can help themselves. Above all she hopes to give back to the students at ENMU and become more involved on campus through Career and Counseling Services.