Katie Hartle
Accountant
Born and raised in Rancho Cordova, Katie Hartle attended one of Splash’s field trips when she was in fifth grade with her mother as a chaperone. She was very impressed with what she experienced. Not long after that, her mother, Lu-Anne, started working at the Splash Center. Katie has been around ever since.
Katie really values the opportunity that Splash gave her back
then, she loves the fact that kids do not only read about nature
in books or see pictures on the internet, but thanks to this
program, they get to come here and see nature personally.
Science class was always very fun and interesting for Katie, she
found biology very fascinating. Katie’s mom has always had
salamanders at home and that influenced Katie to develop a
curiosity about animals and their ecosystems.
Spadefoot toads are Katie’s favorite critters because of how cute
they are. She also has a soft spot for the California Tiger
Salamander because that was her critter when she came on a field
trip to Splash.
In 2013, Katie got her Bachelor of Business Administration in
accounting and a few months ago, she officially became Sacramento
Splash’s accountant.