Mrs. Cates is the Health Clerk for the students in Cashmere's three public schools (K-12). She has been with the Cashmere School District since October, 1997. Her hobbies are channeled toward several art-related areas: calligraphy, cake-decorating, watercolors, acrylics, and graphics. She is married and has twin sons who recently graduated from Cashmere High School, as well as another son and a daughter-in-law.