Resume of Katherine Lawson

Qualified By Twenty five years progressively responsible experience in administration of human services programs. Responsibilities have included: program planning, monitoring, evaluation, information systems development and tracking, staff management, quality control; personnel management and supervision; inter- and intra-agency consortium building, community and organizational development; consultation; legislative analysis of family social policy across multiple populations; General Assembly presentations; community educational seminars; professional conference presentations. Extensive community service activities.
Education: Masters, Public Administration
Virginia Commonwealth University, 1986.
(Analytical and Evaluation Methods emphasis: SAS, SPSS, MS DOS mini/micro computers; IBM Mainframe experience.)
B.S., Psychology
Virginia Commonwealth University, 1973.

Graduate, Stephen R. Cover Leadrship Institute, 1997

Graduate, Leadership Metro Richmond (LMR), 1998

400 Continuing Education Units obtained from 1975 - 1987.(Department of Social Services)

Professional Background

1984 - present President, Families at Work : Family Public Policy Consultant
May 1999 - present Executive Director, Family and Children's Trust Fund of Virginia

February 1996 to July 1998 Executive Director, Big Brothers and Big Sisters Inc.

July 1991 to July 1995 University Faculty, Center for Public Service, Virginia Commonwealth University

July 1990 to December 1993 Chair, Richmond Neighborhood Team Process, District One

August 1990 to July 1991 Research Analyst MCV, Department Of Preventative Medicine

October 1989 to August 1990 Policy Specialist, Handicaps Unlimited of Virginia

1987-1989 Grants Manager, Faculty, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Social Work

1984-1987 Manager of Eligibility Programs Virginia Department of Social Services.

1979-1984 Supervisor of Program Operations, VDSS

1976-1979 Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist, VDSS