Kathryn Turner Email & Phone Number

Houston, Texas, United States

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Albuquerque, New Mexico Area

Houston, Texas Area

New York, Ny

Project ManagerPersonally responsible for managing 11 CDBG funded contracts, ranging from the continued staffing of special community programs to the renovation of a modern dance studio, with a contract portfolio totaling over $10,500,000.• Collaboratively assists in the development of grant recipient agreements, related amendments, and consultant contracts including the negotiation of terms, budgets and schedules authorized by senior management and the Board of Directors.• Effectively monitoring project progress and sub-recipient compliance with HUD requirements relating to procurement, budgets, schedules, labor practices, environmental reviews, minority and women’s subcontracting, workforce diversity, and the provision of opportunities for low and very low income residents.

Associate Director, Programs (June 2007- January 2012)Led a programming committee of 20 individuals. Coordinated, budgeted, developed and executed all of the organization’s annual programming, including lecture series, public forums, architecture tours, design competitions, professional and student grants, and various other programs with an overall budget of $500,000. • Organized and carried out over 80 lectures and public forums. • Increased audience attendance by 20% over 6 years. • Developed, organized, and executed 6 fund-generating architecture tours, increasing both attendance and proceeds each year.• Coordinated and executed an international design competition for an affordable, sustainable house, the 99k House, resulting in over 182 designs and a built and sold house, increasing the visibility of the organization and the city internationally. • Saved the organization over $10,000 by designing many of the organization’s graphics both for print and online distribution.Program Coordinator (July 2005 – June 2007)• Initiated an overhaul of the outdated website and email system to better communicate programming, and provide longer-term digital resources to an ever-growing online community. • Instituted and coordinated a paper recycling program in the department, increasing environmental awareness and lowering unnecessary paper waste.

Facilitated patient inflows to the Emergency Room to ensure proper patient assignment for up to 100 patients per day. • Initiated the organization and donation of the valuables and lost and found system, which had held items for as long as 10 years. • Volunteered assistance wherever needed whenever possible.

Master Of Science (Ms), Urban Policy Analysis And Management

Analytic Project for The Association for Neighborhood Housing and Development, New York, NY Team Consultant (Laboratory in Issue Analysis).

Commercial Credit Certificate, Underwriting, Honors

Bachelor Of Fine Arts (Bfa), Fine And Studio Arts

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Environmental Science