Cathy is the professional skating development coach and the skating consultant for the NHL Sharks organization. She has been a skating coach for 40 years (exclusively hockey skating for 25 years). Her methods and accomplishments have been recognized nationally for her work with hockey players in the Wall Street Journal, Sports Illustrated, ESPN, NHL.com, San Jose Sharks Making Waves & Undercurrent episodes, and various podcasts and local publications. She is a member coach and presenter for both the NHL Coaches' Association (NHLCA)- Female Development Program, as well as The Coaches Site.
 
Cathy's pro coaching career started in Calgary, Canada (1984) after she achieved (CFSA/Skate Canada)Triple Gold Figure Skating & NCCP coaching certifications. Cathy is regarded as one of the premier hockey skating development coaches and has taught tens of thousands of lessons to athletes ranging from youth minor level hockey players through NCAA Division I, PWHPA, OHL, AHL, KHL, USA National Team, Olympic Team members & NHL over the past four decades.
 
Some NHL players coached by Cathy:   Macklin Celebrini   Joe Pavelski   Kevin Labanc   Jonathan Cheechoo   Tommy Wingels   Jody Shelley   Viktor Tikhonov   Cam McIntyre   Mikel Boedker   Hunter Mckown   Dustin Wolf   Daniil Tarasov   Sahil Panwar (AHL)   
 
  NHL families coached by Cathy:   Brent Burns   Pete DeBoer   Joe Thornton   Evgeni Nabokov   Patrick Marleau   Rob Zettler   Jamie Baker   Randy Hahn   Brad Stuart   Alex Korolyuk   Owen Nolan   Mike Grier   Rob Blake   Mike Ricci   Tony Granato   Wayne Primeau   Bernie Nichols   Mike Potenza   Viktor Tikhonov   Wes Howard   Scott Hannan   Jonathan Cheechoo   Mark Smith   
 
After relocating to San Jose in the mid-1990’s, Cathy established, Power Hour, the Bay Area's first formal hockey power skating program. For the past 25 years, she has performed on ice power skating clinics and lessons at the San Jose Sharks & Barracuda training facilities as well as traveling to other venues for skating and training camps. In 2018, Cathy opened Extra Hour Hockey Training, California’s largest synthetic ice skill development facility which houses Northern California’s only skating treadmill. She added a second hockey training facility in 2023 inside the San Jose Sharks Fremont rink.