Catherine Fae is the Adult Service and Reference Manager at Jefferson-Madison Regional Library. She has a wide-ranging background, including as Director of Strategic Community Initiatives at Monticello Area Community Action Agency; an attorney, mediator, with Albright & Bongard, PLC, and Fae Law Firm; and serving as a librarian with Radford and Blacksburg Public Libraries. She holds a BA in Sociology from the University of Cincinnati, a JD from Antonin Scalia Law School, and an MLIS in Library and Information Services, Storytelling and Community Engagement from the University of North Texas.