Early years
Katrina Zepps was born on 15 November 1918 at Glukhov, Ukraine. She was the daughter of Alexander and Praskovia Chalders, Latvian refugees from WWI. The family returned to Latvia in 1922, where her father became prison governor at Jelgava. == Education and career ==
Education and career
Katrina qualified in general nursing and midwifery at the Red Cross hospital, Jelgava Latvia in 1943. She worked as a charge sister (1945–46) at the displaced persons' hospital at Lübeck, Germany. She migrated to Melbourne, Australia with her husband in 1948. She worked as a registered nurse, mainly at Tully District Hospital, Queensland between 1951 and 1960. After moving to Sydney, she worked at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (RPAH) from 1961. At RPAH, she was worked as an educator at the nurses training school. She eventually became the executive director of the college of nursing, which eventually moved to the New South Wales College of Paramedical Studies. She retired from the NSW College of Nursing in 1976 but served as its president between 1979 and 1980. ==References==