About Us

Molly Deckert, Partner

Molly Deckert has provided consulting services to municipalities for fourteen years. Prior to forming DCMC, her key project experiences included federal grant writing for housing and economic development projects as an independent contractor and executive level recruitment for a national executive search firm. As a recruiter, she worked directly with governing bodies, professional staff, and prospective executives to match the right candidate with the right opportunity. Molly successfully placed over 50 executives in 25 Texas communities during her four- year tenure as a recruiter.

Molly previously served as Assistant City Administrator for the City of Lenexa Kansas; Senior Budget Analyst for the Office of Budget and Planning, District of Columbia Government in Washington, D.C.; and Project Manager/Public Policy Analyst for the National Hispanic Housing Council in Washington, D.C.

During her nine years with the City of Lenexa, Molly oversaw government affairs, economic development, neighborhood revitalization, municipal courts and social services relations.

Molly has a Master of Public Administration degree from The George Washington University and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. She also attended the Senior Executive Institute at the University of Virginia.

Katie Corder, Partner

For the past fourteen years, Katie has been engaged in municipal consulting. Her professional project experience includes executive recruitment, citizen surveys, grant writing, community award applications, curriculum writing for employee training, development of a webinar series for executive level managers, and market/compensation studies.

During her four years of consulting as an executive recruiter for a national executive search firm, Katie worked directly with governing bodies, professional staff, and prospective executives to match the right candidate with the right opportunity. Katie successfully placed over 30 executives in 15 communities.

Katie previously served as Assistant City Manager for the City of Rowlett, Texas. During her tenure with Rowlett, Katie oversaw communications, library services, and parks and recreation. She managed City Council agendas, prepared budgets, and developed strategic planning. Katie also held management positions for the communities of Sedona, Arizona, and Olathe, Kansas.

A graduate of Leadership ICMA and the Senior Executive Institute at the University of Virginia, Katie holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Tulsa and a Master of Public Administration degree from the University of Kansas.