Kathy McKown
Government Contracting
515-686-0422kmckown@iastate.edu Economic Development Core Facility1805 Collaboration Place, Suite 2300Ames, IA 50010
Education
Master of Arts, Library Science, University of TennesseeBachelor of Science, English/Psychology, Union University
Experience
Kathy has more than 10 years of contracting-related experience in construction and consultant contracts as well as in sponsored research. In her duties as Manager, Contract Administration at FPM, she leveraged contract administration skills to oversee over $100M in annual expenditures and ensure compliance for federally-funded projects up to $40M.Kathy works with Iowa companies to develop relationships with other industry partners and works one-on-one with businesses to better understand their unique fit within the complex field of the government contracting market.
Kathy is a Government Contracting Specialist with the APEX Accelerators, serving clients in Polk County.
Serving CIRAS from 2024.