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BID's Kathleen Gunn Looks to BID to Adjust to changing downtown.
Posted on Wednesday, April 03 @ 19:24:34 EST by jfbailey
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WPCNR MORNING SUN By John F. Bailey. UPDATED April 4, 2002. 10:30 AM EST: The Downtown Business Improvement District Wednesday appointed Kathleen Gunn, currently with the Mayor's Office, to the recently vacated post of Executive Director. Ms. Gunn has been credited with spearheading the Mayor's Digital Divide initiative, and prior to this was experienced in the writing of grants, and a community liaison officer for Congresswoman Nita Lowey. Ms. Gunn begins her new job April 22.
THE BID'S NEW GUNN: Kathleen Gunn, newly appointed Executive Director.
File Photo by WPCNR
Applied on her Own.
Ms. Gunn, speaking to WPCNR Thursday morning said she decided to apply for the Executive Director position on her own because she felt her credentials were a good fit. She cited her experience in the Mayor's economic development office, her liaison work with Congresswoman Lowey, and her experience in seeking government grants.
Asked what she felt she would bring to the BID and what direction she might take, she said she would be meeting with the BID Board, the Common Council, the Mayor's office and other interested parties after she begins work April 22 to define that direction.
BID Role Must Fit the Changing City
"The City of White Plains is changing. It is changing into a very different downtown with different needs," Ms. Gunn said. "You're going to have many new residents in the downtown with different needs. I'm looking forward to helping the BID evolve to meet those needs."
Gunn said she hoped to bring her experience in acquiring grants for the SelfHelp Community Services to play in her new job. She planned no increase in staff.
Vogt confident in Gunn's Familiarity with Economic Development
Harold Vogt told WPCNR this morning that Ms. Gunn was selected based on "her own skills, competence and her past involvement in programs of interest to the BID. All bode well," he said. "She will be an integral part of policy development, as we move ahead."
Voght said that he looked forward to Gunn improving BID's communications and profile.
In the official news release announcing Gunn's appointment, Voght said, "I am delighted that Kathleen Gunn will be the new Executive Director of the BID, and I am confident that she will bring much to the successful operation of the BID as it plays a key role in the downtown. Gunn said, "I am very honored to have been selected by the Board of Directors and look forward to working with the community on the continuing effort to revitalize downtown White Plains."
Gunn was unanimously voted to the position by the BID's Board of Directors. Vogt, in the official release, thanked the Search Committee which was chaired by WP Board Director, Ted Peluso, with BID Board Members, Jeff Stillman, Hal Masback, John Martin, Mark Ellman and Leon Silverman participating.
The Gunn Resume
Gunn has a Masters Degree in Public Administration/Non-Profit Management, and a Bachelors Degree in Political Schience from Pace University. She was Grant Manager at SelfHelp Community Services, responsible for securing funding for that organization's programs and services. She was a District Representative for Congresswoman Nita Lowey, handling constitutent cases for the Congresswoman's district office in White Plains.
Digital Divide Dynamo
Ms. Gunn in the last two years has organized, coordinated and brought together community interests to open three Digital Divide Labs in White Plains at Slater Center, the White Plains Youth Bureau and Mercy College to address the lack of computer access affecting underprivileged youth and adults. A fourth lab is being contemplated for a location at Centro Hispano.
Gunn has a businesslike way of getting things done with a very pleasant attitude, and she focuses on the long term objective, putting aside personal ego and preconceived notions to achieve tangible results.
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