Kathy Gooch

Recipient of the Elizabeth Abernathy Hull Award, 2017

Kathy Gooch has been an occupational therapy assistant in the Dayton public school system for 20 years. She currently works at an urban at-risk school and developed a garden so that her students can connect with nature and enjoy the space. The garden includes a bed of pollinator perennials, native plants, a prairie, raised tables for herbs and vegetables, a compost area, stump stools, and blackboards.
Funded by Kilduff Family Foundation in memory of Jane Kilduff, Zone V