1. Catalyst Directory Services is composed of two components:

• A place to update and maintain Personal information and choose whether or not to “publish” this information for use by other Catalyst constituents.
• And a Directory Search button that allows you to access whatever information other Catalyst users are willing to share.

This page focuses on SEARCHING for information within the Catalyst Database.

2. Clicking on the Directory button will take you to Catalyst's Search page.

Note: The database searches on First (a.k.a. "Preferred") name and Last name only: NOT your Legal name.

3. Your search results will post various information depending on which "Information to view" boxes you select. The default setting is to search for Email and Phone Info.

4. Although a search can be conducted on any Catalyst user, the amount of information retrieved depends on what each person in the Catalyst database has authorized for release.

Example: If you run a search on Kathleen, you'll find a number of Kathleen's,
but not Kathleen Valerio since I changed my "Preferred" name (a.k.a. First name) to "Kathy".

However, of you search on a partial name such as "Kath" you will find me and many more.

Search for Kathleen results in only Kathleen's
Search for Kathy will find all Kathy's but no Kathie's or Kathleen's
Search for Kath will find all Kathy's, Kathie's and Kathleen's

5. Same thing with a Last Name Search

* Be sure to check the Address and Web site boxes if you want that information to display.

Note: As more people opt to update and "publish" by un-hiding information about themselves, the more useful Catalyst Directory services will be.

Because this is an optional service, the default setting on all these fields is "Hide"; meaning none of the information anyone one has entered will be displayed until you uncheck the hide box and choose to publish it.

Search for Valerio and you will only find Valerio
Search for Val and you'll find Valdez, Valencia, Valentine, Valenzuela, Valerio etc.