Cathy (Brewster) O’Shields was born in Scottsboro, Alabama in 1948. At the age of three, her family moved to Pisgah where she now resides. She attended Northeast Alabama Community College where she majored in accounting.

Mrs. O’Shields worked in the trucking industry for 22 years before coming to work for the City of Scottsboro’s Finance Department in June of 2001.

She is a member of the Pisgah Baptist Church and is married to Ricky O’Shields. She has two sons and two granddaughters.

Mrs. O’Shields was appointed assistant city clerk in November 2007 and became the Scottsboro City Clerk in November 2008.