Katalin Törley was born in Budapest in 1969. She earned her degree in French language teaching in Pécs and, after working as a translator and interpreter for several years, taught French language, literature, and civilization at Kölcsey Ferenc Secondary School in Budapest for 23 years. In autumn 2022, she was dismissed from her teaching position with immediate effect due to her participation in the civil disobedience movement. Since then, she has worked full-time for Tanítanék (I Want to Teach), a movement she co-founded and has been actively involved in since its establishment in 2016. She represents the movement in public forums, organizes events, writes and edits texts, delivers speeches, and gives interviews. sFor several years, she also worked with the Irány az egyetem! (On to University!) programme of the Romaversitas Foundation. Alongside her work with Tanítanék, she is currently a member of Együttnevelés Szövetség (Alliance for Inclusive Education), an organization dedicated to promoting equal educational opportunities for Roma students.