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.
She earned her Bachelor of Science in English and Psychology from Union University and later earned her Master of Arts in Library Science from the University of Tennessee.
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.