Kathleen Fitzgerald
Community Planner and Partner, InsightFive22
Kathleen Fitzgerald is a partner at InsightFive22, which provides customized solutions and expertise for community recovery and resilience. She is a community planner and program manager with more than 20 years of experience in both private and public sectors. She has expertise in community development principles, disaster recovery planning, sustainability, and community engagement strategies, as well as decision support tools and systems. Kathleen has managed and coordinated numerous FEMA Long-Term Community Recovery efforts and has been sought out nationally to provide advisement on recovery operations. In 2015, Kathleen received the U.S. Department of Homeland Security FEMA Exemplary Emergency Manager Award. In addition to her work with FEMA, she has developed programs and coordinated resources to support capacity building for small towns and rural communities.
