Fed Welcomes New Staff Member

Kathy Moore Cowan

Kathy Moore Cowan has joined the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Memphis Branch, as a community affairs specialist.

In that capacity, she will provide advisory services to community organizations, government agencies, bankers and others on community and economic development issues.

Cowan comes to the Federal Reserve from The Works, where she was president and CEO. The Works is a faith-based, nonprofit community development corporation in Memphis that focuses on affordable single- and multi-family housing and homebuyer education. The Works is also a licensed mortgage brokerage in Tennessee and Mississippi.

Cowan has worked as an urban planner for governmental agencies in Louisville, Ky.; Nashville, Tenn.; and Knoxville, Tenn. She also has served on the Memphis and Shelby County Zoning Board of Adjustments.