Cathie Ford has been the bookkeeper for Ryan Associates since 2000. While Ryan Associates has been one of her favorite clients (and the feeling is mutual), she also does the books for two other businesses in the greater Boston area. Her diverse work background includes teaching high school, working at W.R. Grace & Co., Bolt Beranek & Newman, and Harvard School of Public Health. She also has assisted her husband’s business while being a stay at home mom for her three children. Her favorite current hobby is reading to her two grandchildren.