Katie has extensive experience in a variety of planning areas, including project management, preparation and review of development proposals, historic preservation planning, affordable housing development, and subarea and neighborhood planning. She has worked in both the public and private sector, giving her a unique perspective and understanding of how both realms operate.

Representative Experience

  • Provides planning, environmental, and permitting services for the Port of Centralia and Kittitas County.
  • Drafted sections of the Environmental Impact Statement for a proposed 860-unit residential development for the City of Tacoma.
  • Managed the update to Juneau, Alaska's Historic District design guidelines.
  • Managed public outreach and plan creation for the White Center Community Development Association's White Center neighborhood plan.

Education

     University of Washington, College of Architecture and Urban Planning, M.U.P., 2007
     Fulbright Scholar, Brandenburg University of Technology, Cottbus, Germany, 2004
     Seattle University, B.A., summa cum laude, 2003

Awards & Recognition

  • Outstanding Planning Student Award, American Institute of Certified Planners, 2007 
  • Planning Law Division Fellow, American Planning Association, 2006
  • Student Planner Scholarship, Washington Chapter of the American Planning Association, 2006
  • Honorable Mention, National Science Foundation Graduate Research Scholarship Fellowship, 2005