Cate Draper is a Certified Nurse Practitioner with over 20 years of nursing experience.  Cate has worked as an an NP in women's health care and as an RN in cardiac care and emergency medicine. She holds certifications in Telemetry, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Advanced Pediatric Life Support, and Advanced Trauma Care for Nurses.

Cate graduated from the University of Washington with a Masters of Science in Nursing and Nurse Practitioner Certification in 2005 and her BS in Nursing in 2001. Cate obtained an AAS Nursing degree in 1990 from Kaskaskia College.

The outdoors and hiking are where Cate and her dog Molly spend much of their free time.