Over the course of her 23-year career, Katherine McCandless has taught high school chemistry, biology, physical science, and physics; an online course to graduate education students for teaching science; and chemistry courses to college students. She received her Master of Science degree in Chemistry from the University of Maine and her Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Cornell University where she was a Cornell National Scholar.
Katherine currently teaches courses in Chemistry and Physics. Along with teaching, Katherine coaches Girls Varsity Tennis. When she is not teaching or coaching, Katherine enjoys hiking, particularly in the White Mountains, with her husband, Kurt, a mathematics teacher at Tilton School.