
Kathy Simon grew up in Atlanta, Georgia. She attended Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois for two years, then transferred to the University of Illinois, Chicago, graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Kathy worked as a Labor and Delivery nurse at Delnor Hospital for 22 years. In 2002, Kathy accepted a position at Dukane Obstetrics & Gynecology as nursing manager. At the same time, she enrolled in the Women's Health Nurse Practitioner program at the University of Illinois, Chicago, graduating in May of 2006 with her Master of Science in Nursing. She is nationally certified as a Women's Health Nurse Practitioner and is a licensed Advance Practice Nurse. Kathy is married to Mike and has three grown children, Sarah, James and Wesley.