Expert Consultant
For two decades, Katherine Bates has been managing and leading state and local government programs on public finance, infrastructure, community and economic development, information technology, broadband policy development, affordable housing development, and disaster preparedness and management. She has expertise in policy and program analysis, research, and marketing, especially related to community and economic development, infrastructure, and disaster preparedness.
At the National League of Cities (NLC), she managed the policy development process on information technology and communications. She compiled “best practice” documents for local elected leaders in the areas of affordable housing and community development, infrastructure, and public safety.