Karly Andrus
TDM Outreach Coordinator
A fourth generation Coloradan and a Denver native, Karly attended Trinity College in Hartford, CT. After receiving her Bachelors of Arts in Sociology, she returned to Colorado for a new adventure. She has found many with her husband, family, and involvement in her community.
Karly comes to NETC from the Urban Land Conservancy (ULC), where she spent five years working on real estate transactions, grants compliance, and policy tracking and advocacy. She assisted in ULC’s involvement with the Neighborhood Development Collaborative, Housing Colorado, Mile High Connects, and Practitioners Leveraging Assets for Community Enhancement (PLACE).
Prior to this she provided direct services and casework as a Congressional Aide and Special Projects Coordinator at Congresswoman Diana DeGette’s Denver District Office for seven-and-a-half years. Her position there allowed her to work on all manner of federally related issues; in particular, housing, transportation, redevelopment, and social equity programs and their interaction with state and local realities. She previously worked at Denver Inner City Parish as their Food Bank Manager, GED Teacher, and Volunteer Coordinator.
In her current role, Karly relishes the opportunity to bridge the connection between high level policy discussions and the creation of community-informed and -led programs that will positively impact the daily lives of all those affected by these discussions.