Kathleen Novak
Biography at a Glance
Kathie Novak is an associate teaching professor for the Daniels College of Business at the University of Denver. Kathie earned her Master of Science in Management from the University of Colorado at Denver and has an undergraduate degree in business administration from the University of Colorado Boulder. She consults in the areas of leadership development, management training, team building and facilitation, and has been teaching management at the graduate and undergraduate level since 1991.
Kathie has almost 19 years of elected public service, 11 as a member of the Northglenn City Council and an additional 8 years as mayor. She was term-limited in 2010. During her time in public office, she served as president of the National League of Cities in 2009 and held numerous other leadership positions. She currently also serves as the institute director for the Colorado Municipal Clerks Institute.
Her awards include:
- 2019 Institute Director Award of Excellence from the International Institute of Municipal Clerks
- 2012 John V. Christensen Award for exemplifying the tradition of John V. Christensen in promoting and working for good, strong, representative local government and regionalism in solving mutual problems
- 9NEWS Leader of the Year for 2003
- Businesswoman of the Year, awarded by the MetroNorth Chamber of Commerce
- Excellence in Teaching Award from Regis University
- American Marshall Memorial Fellowship for travel in Summer 2002