Catherine Reed is majoring in political science at the University at Albany. Reed is a member of the Presidential Honors Society and the Students for Sustainability Club. Most recently, Reed interned in Senator Kirsten Gillibrand’s Albany district office supporting constituent services and public events leading up to the pandemic. While at the University at Albany, Reed also worked for the Mancabelli Law office near Buffalo, where she has conducted legal research and assisted in various projects to increase practice efficiency, including those related Women’s Business Enterprise certification.