Dean is retired after working for 18 years as the Government Innovations Forum director for the Mid-America Regional Council (MARC), a nine-county association of local governments dedicated to improving service and efficiency in local government operations. In that position he worked with local government city managers, planning directors, and other staff on joint projects spanning multiple communities and states. Prior to his work at MARC, he was Director of Development for the city of Kansas City, Kansas, and in that position was responsible for economic development, planning, community development, code enforcement, and building inspection.
Dean has served on the Parkville Planning Commission for over 14 years, working with a number of Parkville’s mayors and city staff, and has been chair of the Commission for the last 12 years. Most recently the Planning Commission completed and adopted a Master Plan for the city informed by extensive resident input.
Dean and his wife Marcia moved to Parkville in 2005. They were attracted by the city’s charm and convenient location in the metro area. They moved into a renovated 1890 house on Main St. once owned by the town’s bakers. The house was renovated by local resident Rob Waddle with the help of Jim Brooks, later to be mayor. The house had been divided into apartments. They used old pictures of the original house to bring it back to its original condition. Rob eventually was awarded a citizenship award by the city for the renovation.
Dean and Marcia have a son, Casey, who is a research scientist with Washington University Medical Center. He does basic research on cancer and was recently published in the journal Blood. Dean and Marcia also have a dog Baxter. Baxter is Dean’s wingman and is a graduate of FOPAS. He is laid back and some say he looks just like Dean, or does Dean look like Baxter?
Experience
Katerndahl is retired after working for 18 years as the Government Innovations Forum director for the Mid-America Regional Council (MARC), a nine-county association of local governments dedicated to improving service and efficiency in local government operations. In that position he worked with local government city managers, planning directors, and other staff on joint projects spanning multiple communities and states. This included developing a regional purchasing cooperative for local governments, establishing joint strategies for dealing with such topics as underground utility instillation and franchising utilities, and managing the First Suburbs Coalition of inner ring suburbs. Dean also directed a three-year program to develop regional sustainable development standards and programs, including a grant program that funded a portion of the Highway 9 improvements.
Prior to his work at MARC, Katerndahl was Director of Development for the city of Kansas City, Kansas, and in that position was responsible for economic development, planning, community development, code enforcement, and building inspection. In that position Dean was responsible for a number of initiatives including locating a new GM plant on the old Fairfax Airport, worked closely with neighborhood organizations to elevate their voice at city hall and provide them new tools, and helped in the transition from a 3 commissioner form of government to a city administrator form of government.
Dean has served on the Parkville Planning Commission for over 14 years, working with a number of Parkville’s mayors and city staff, and has been chair of the Commission for the last 12 years. Most recently the Planning Commission completed and adopted a Master Plan for the city informed by extensive resident input. Dean was also involved in updating the city’s development code and has spoken at conferences about being a planning commissioner and how to effectively involve citizen input. As chair Dean is responsible for making sure that everyone gets a fair hearing and that decisions are made based on both the facts and the City’s Master Plan.
Elect Dean Katerndahl Mayor for Parkville 