Kathleen Dunn
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Public Administration

Kathleen A. Dunn has worked for over 30 years in urban planning, neighborhood preservation and housing development. She holds a BA in Political Science from Fordham University and an MS in City and Regional Planning from Pratt School of Architecture. Ms. Dunn has also completed coursework in Public Policy and Administration at NYU. She started as Director of the Washington Heights Neighborhood Preservation Program at the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) in 1978 and worked her way through HPD to Deputy Commissioner in the Office of Development by 1991. During her three-year stint as Deputy Commissioner, Dunn developed and administered the major public/private programs comprising HPD's $5.2 billion ten-year housing initiative to rehabilitate city-owned buildings, construct new housing on city-owned land and provide loans to upgrade privately-owned housing.

Currently, Dunn serves as the Executive Vice President and Director of Development at CPC Resources, Inc., where she leads and directs a team of in-house professionals, project and asset managers, and construction personnel in developing affordable housing.











Areas of Expertise

  • Cities
  • Housing & Community Development
  • Management
  • Politics
  • Urban Planning