Cat Vandament is the 2019 Armed Forces Insurance Scott Air Force Base Spouse of the Year and the 2018 AFI Fairchild Air Force Base Spouse of the Year. She was born and raised in Coppell, Texas where she met her high school best friend and married him after he graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy and her from Kansas State University. Cat is a mom of two, a pilot’s wife, an infertility warrior and is a social entrepreneur with a fair trade fashion accessories brand called Noonday Collection. As an adoptive mom and former teacher, Cat has combined her passion for teaching and her work to offer support and advocate for families that have journeyed through infertility and are navigating the adoption process.