Winchester Resident Named to UMass Building Authority
BOSTON, MA (11/23/2011)(readMedia)-- Karen Courtney, of Winchester, has been appointed by Governor Deval Patrick to serve on the University of Massachusetts Building Authority.
Courtney is a faculty member in the Women in Politics & Public Policy Program (WPPP) at UMass Boston, and is president of K. Courtney and Associates, Inc.
She also serves as director of the Foundation For Fair Contracting of Massachusetts. She is a 1981 graduate of UMass Boston's WPPP program.
The UMass Building Authority is a distinct, public organization established by the Massachusetts Legislature in 1960 with a mission to build facilities on the University of Massachusetts campuses that could be financed from student fees and charges. Facilities include student dormitories, dining facilities and parking garages.