Katherine Cortes

Katherine is a Senior Associate with a focus on project management, financial analysis, and policy development. She brings more than 20 years of experience in local government and non-profits, on a range of fiscal and policy issues, most recently as the Finance & Operations Manager for the City of Seattle Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs. She has also worked in both the legislative and executive branches of King County, the Council of State Governments Justice Center, and the housing-focused nonprofit Building Changes.

Katherine has a M.P.A. from the University of Washington Evans School and a B.A. in English and Art History from Harvard University. She serves on the board of ECOSS, an environmental justice nonprofit providing outreach, engagement, and services in the greater Seattle area.