Kate McDonald
Candidate for Selectman

To offer experienced leadership, we are thrilled to announce our nominee for

Selectman

“Better communication and transparency will help move Woodstock forward.”

• Kate McDonald grew up in Brooklyn and went to Killingly High School.

• Kate earned her BA at Connecticut College and completed graduate work at Wesleyan University.

• Following school Kate began a decades-long career teaching Biology at several colleges across Connecticut, including Godwin College, Manchester Community College, Wesleyan, and Connecticut College.

• She also worked as an Academic Learning Specialist at Connecticut College where she supported students who were struggling with their course work.

• In 2020, Kate took the diverse skills she has accumulated over the last two decades and co-founded a local non-profit that partners with youth-centered organizations across the country to help them utilize data to promote youth success both in and out of the classroom.

• Kate has strong ties to Woodstock and the surrounding area. Her mother grew up in Brooklyn and both of Kate’s parents were local school teachers. Kate met her husband in high school and although their careers took them out of the area, they were eager to move back when the opportunity arose. Kate also has extended family in Woodstock.

- Since moving to Woodstock in 2018, Kate has been an active member of the community. She is a board member of the Woodstock Education Foundation, ran for Board of Education in 2021, and has been interim third Selectman since the beginning of this year. 

• Kate and her husband have two children, her younger son attends Woodstock Middle School and her older son attends Woodstock Academy.

• Kate spends a lot of her free time riding and working with her horses. She also enjoys spending time outdoors with her kids and dogs, and likes reading, and painting.