Alumni Profiles
Kathalene Harris
Respiratory Care Coordinator, TSRHC

She started college in her 40s, balancing a full-time job and a full load of classes.

Kids at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children are lucky that Kathalene knows her ABCs. As the hospital’s respiratory care coordinator, her expertise in Airway, Breath and Circulation procedures helps this manager and educator save children’s lives every day.

Kathalene learned her ABCs, the building blocks of respiratory care, at DCCCD. She started college in her 40s, balancing a full-time job and a full load of classes. After earning her associate degree in respiratory care at DCCCD, she received a bachelor’s degree in organizational management at Paul Quinn College and an MBA from the University of Texas at Dallas.

For Kathalene, it all began here.