Catherine A. Allain, Ph.D. Edu.

Catherine A. Allain, Ph.D. Edu. serves as the Principal of the Berlin Central High School. Her dedication to young people is legendary – she demonstrates on a daily basis her concern for each and every student and shares her encouragement for their success. 

Dr. Allain serves her community in many capacities, including as a board member of the Rensselaer County Sexual Assault and Crime Victims program and Together Reducing Drug and Alcohol in our Communities for Berlin. She also serves on the Sage College’s Advisory Committee, is President of the Berlin Administrators’ Association and is a member of Community Coalition Against Drugs for Hoosick Falls. Dr. Allain volunteers as a Sunday School teacher for Our Lady of the Snow Parish in Grafton. 

Dr. Allain is a graduate of Catholic Central High School and the Sage Colleges. She has been married to Josef Allain for 40 years and has three children. She credits many people as major infl uences in her life – including her mother, Catherine Hulihan, for raising seven children on her own, her grandparents, Ann and Thomas Hulihan, her teacher, peer and good friend Sr. Mary Kennan McGowan and her first employer, Mrs. Dolores Parker. 

Dr. Allain is truly an inspiration to all of her students. She believes that if they have a goal in life and stay focused on that goal, nothing in life can stop them from obtaining it.