Taylor Welcomes Catheryn Major

Cat Major is a dynamic and multi-talented licensed social worker with a passion for social justice, creative thinking, education, and equal & equitable rights for all. This month she is joining the Taylor Center team  as our new Operations Manager. Cat previously served as a Case Manager in the Case Management and Victim Support Services Office for Student Affairs at Tulane University. In that role she provided support for students, collaborated with staff and the administration, and served as a key contributor to the case management team.

Cat is a New Orleans native who holds a Bachelor’s & Master’s Degree in Social Work from Southern University at New Orleans as well as an MBA from Belhaven University. She is also excited to join the Fall 2024 cohort as a doctoral candidate at the Tulane University School of Social Work. Cat is also an adjunct instructor for Southern University at New Orleans teaching two graduate courses, Human Behavior and the Social Environment and Social Welfare Policy and Advocacy.

Before coming to Tulane, she worked as a school social worker and site coordinator with several local New Orleans schools, and as a social worker at a homeless day shelter, the Rebuild Center, located in downtown New Orleans. With a positive mindset and demeanor, Cat brings life to any room she enters. She is eager to make an impact that benefits everyone in the  community, on and off campus. As a member of the Taylor team, she is committed to using her skills and knowledge to help further the mission of the Taylor Center to create a more just and equitable society.