Katie Pins, director of communications and marketing at Regina Dominican High School in Wilmette, is a Glenview native who graduated from Regina in 2008. She spoke to Pioneer Press on May 25.
Q: As a Regina graduate, what do you think you received as a student?
A: I’ve realized my Regina education didn’t just prepare me for college, it gave me two very important things: the confidence to speak up, and it gave me a great faith foundation.
Q: Do you have any teachers you remember fondly?
A: One was Bernadette Hayes. She was my biology teacher. I went into Regina not liking science, but she had a way of making it fun, but challenging. Also, I’m in communications, and I have to thank Verna Allworth for that. She was my freshman English teacher.
Q: The school year is over; it’s time for vacation. Where do you go for yours?
A: I love to explore, in Chicago and abroad. In the last 12 months, I’ve been to Iceland, France, Austria, the Czech Republic, and Hungary. Iceland was beautiful – I highly encourage everyone to go. It makes you feel so small, but in the best way possible. I was in awe of how beautiful our world is when I went there.
Q: Do you have a cause or charity you’d like people to be aware of?
A: Honestly, I’d say Regina Dominican. Because Regina is in Wilmette, many alumni and residents don’t realize how important it is to donate to the school. Regina attracts students from all over who really want and need an education, and donations help make that possible.
Q: Your favorite comfort food?
A: I like Chick-fil-A, the chicken strips with the Chick-fil-A sauce. It only takes a few moments of knowing me to know how much I love that!
Q: Do you have a favorite book?
A: “Devil in the White City,” by Eric Larson.
Q: Finally, what’s the best advice you’ve gotten?
A: My parents taught me to be the good I wish to see in the world. They also taught me that good work is hard work, but hard work will make you happy.
– Kathy Routliffe, Pioneer Press
Twitter: @pioneer_kathy
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