Kathy graduated with two associates degrees from Calhoun in management and business. She complete a BS in business administration from UAH. Kathy moved from Huntsville in 1985 to continue working for ASBI, a NASA contractor in Florida. She met and married her second husband Douglas Jeren II. They have been married for 10 years, no children but lots of animals. She is no longer employed by the space industry but can watch all the launches from her backyard. Currently, Kathy's employment consists of management of three corporations: Coastal Marine Repair, Banana River Marine Service and Florida Hot Boat Association.
Since 1996 Kathy had a daughter who was 12 at the time of her death.