▁Account ing ▁from ▁Temple ▁University ▁and ▁her ▁Masters ▁in ▁City ▁Pl anning ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Pennsylvania . ▁ ▁G auth ier ▁founded ▁M om my ▁Gr ads , ▁an ▁organization ▁dedicated ▁to ▁helping ▁single ▁moth ers ▁raise ▁children ▁while ▁att ending ▁college . ▁She ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁program ▁officer ▁with ▁the ▁Local ▁In iti atives ▁Support ▁Corporation ▁before ▁serving ▁as ▁executive ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁S ust ain able ▁Business ▁Network ▁of ▁Gre ater ▁Philadelphia ▁from ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁she ▁became ▁executive ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Fair mount ▁Park ▁Conserv ancy . ▁ ▁Philadelphia ▁City ▁Council ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁G auth ier ▁announced ▁she ▁would ▁challenge ▁long time ▁inc umb ent ▁J ann ie ▁Black well ▁in ▁the ▁Democratic ▁primary ▁for ▁Philadelphia ▁City ▁Council ▁in ▁the ▁Third ▁District , ▁which ▁covers ▁much ▁of ▁West ▁Philadelphia ▁and ▁South west ▁Philadelphia . ▁Black well ▁had ▁represented ▁the ▁district ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁when ▁she ▁succeeded ▁her ▁husband ▁Luci en ▁Black well , ▁who ▁previously ▁held ▁the ▁seat ▁for ▁ 1 7 ▁years . ▁G auth ier ▁defeated ▁Black well ▁by ▁ 5 6 % - 4 4 % ▁in ▁the ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁primary , ▁in ▁what ▁was ▁called ▁" a ▁huge ▁ups et ▁over ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁biggest ▁political ▁dynast ies ▁in ▁Phil ly ▁politics ." ▁G auth ier ▁faced ▁no ▁opposition ▁in ▁the ▁general ▁election .