
Kathryn J McKechnie
Self-Employed
I am naturally an entrepreneur. My formal education and all of my experience working for other people was in finance. After spending 10 years in finance I decided to go back to fashion school to chase my dream of building a clothing line that fits pear shaped women. I launched Crescendo Apparel in 2009 and pursued it until 2012. Since then I have taken on the role of stay at home mom and volunteered to improved equity in education in Chicago by participating in the fight to keep NTA (National Teacher’s Academy) a grade school. I have served on my condo association’s finance committee since its inception in 2001 and also served one year on the board. I also served a 2 year term on Step Up Women’s network board. My most recent adventure has been to run for Local School Council as part of a slate. I successfully won a seat, earning the most votes of any community member candidate, and am currently serving the second year of my 2 year term. My natural gifts are connecting people, brainstorming, and troubleshooting. With my son entering Kindergarten this fall, I feel like I will now have the time again to increase my volunteering commitments.
What I can bring to a board
What can I get from a board?
My skills
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- Financial Analysis
- Making Connections
- Seeing Unusual Connections
- Detail Oriented
- Problem Solving
- Being In Action
- Perceiving Small Changes that Create New Opportunities