Minneapolis, MN
Kate Grathwol has been active in the field of aging for more than 30 years. She was appointed to the Minnesota Board on Aging in 2020 and currently serves on the board’s Program Operations and Governance Committees.
Kate earned an M.S. from Pennsylvania College of Optometry and holds a Ph.D. in Health Services from Walden University. Before retiring last spring, Kate served 15 years as President and CEO of Vision Loss Resource, Inc., a Minnesota non-profit serving the blind, visually impaired and deaf-blind communities.
Kate’s previous board service includes executive committee membership of VisionServe Alliance, a national organization of non-profits serving blind, visually impaired, and deaf-blind clients. She also served on the executive committee of Minnesota Leadership Council on Aging.
Her long history of leadership in the field of health care innovation and program development for people with disabilities is key to Kate’s work with the MBA.
