Hi Liz. If one of instructors is Karen Fellows, she was an IA when I was in class getting Lava. She's awesome! She drove us all everywhere. As for Kat, do you mean Kate or is there someone new? I don't know her but knowing how wonderful the staff is, I'm sure she's awesome too. If you meet an instructor named Carrie Barnet, she's Lava's puppy raiser. Good luck with everything. Leslie