Kathy Laborde has developed more than two thousand affordable and market-rate homes both directly and in partnership with local non-profits, city and state government, and the private sector. Prior to joining Gulf Coast Housing Partnership, Ms. Laborde operated Kaliope, LLC, a real estate development and consulting company which she established in 1999. Previously, she was founder and executive director of the first bank-owned community development corporation in Louisiana. Before settling in Louisiana, Ms. Laborde held a variety of management positions with private sector real estate developers in Missouri and North Carolina.
Ms. Laborde holds a BS in economics from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School and an MBA from Tulane University. She has been a recipient of the YWCA's Role Model Award and currently serves on the board of directors of the Louisiana Association of Affordable Housing Providers and the New Orleans Neighborhood Development Collaborative.