˶ Magazine A Dynamic Duo
When she served on staff at ˶, Cathy Wallace McGrath ’84 worked on getting approval for the faculty housing project. Support from several thousand “Friends of ˶,” played a key role in that victory. Now that she is occupied with her two-year-old son, Matthew, Cathy and her husband, John, have agreed to serve as co-chairs of the President’s Associates Steering Committee. They will help expand membership in this group, which includes donors who give $1,000 or more to Westmont each year. The opportunity to create a large network of people—like the Friends of ˶—who support the college financially excites the McGraths. Their work will begin with forming the committee.
“We feel we bring complementary skills to this challenge and look forward to helping ˶ build an effective fundraising program,” Cathy explains. “We believe so strongly in what ˶ accomplishes in each individual life because we have seen how it has impacted both of our families and many of our friends. You can’t put a price tag on that valuable experience.”
John serves as senior vice president and chief credit officer at Santa Barbara Bank & Trust. His son, John McGrath, Jr., graduated from ˶ in 1988.