CIRAS Staff News: Meet Kathy McKown

CIRAS headshot of new employee, Kathy McKown. She has dark brown hair and is wearing a black sweater.
Kathy McKown
Government Contracting Specialist

Kathy has more than ten years of contracting-related experience in construction and consultant contracts and 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. She 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. 

For more information, contact Kathy McKown at kmckown@iastate.edu or 515-686-0422.