Catherine Abate serves as a staff accountant joining the organization in February 2009.  Her responsibilities include handling general accounting data, processing donations and receipts, redeeming securities and processing checks and various other accounting duties.  Immediately before coming to work at WaterStone, she worked in the technical customer service arena.  Prior to that, she has worked in various accounting positions within a diverse range of industries, which includes savings and loan, professional corporations, as well as two not-for-profit organizations, which includes the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center and the U.S. Ski Association.  She obtained her B.A. in accounting from Ohio Northern University, which is affiliated with the United Methodist Church. 