Donovan Mouton

Donovan manages One Economy’s Kansas City Region programs, including the growth and development of the Beehive Web properties and on-the-ground digital inclusion programs. He has over 10 years experience working with neighborhoods and nonprofit organizations in the areas of strategic planning, community organizing, resource development, government reform, and urban and metropolitan policy.

Prior to joining One Economy Corporation, Donovan served as Director of Urban Affairs and Public Advocacy for the Office of the Mayor, City of Kansas City, Missouri. In this role he addressed many issues related to the quality of life in Kansas City neighborhoods including housing, public health and safety, capital improvements, transportation, race relations, community reinvestment, downtown revitalization and urban entrepreneurship. Donovan spearheaded the Mayor’s Office initiatives to combat unscrupulous lending and home improvements; centralize and reform the City’s federal grant seeking and writing efforts; and enhance the City’s partnership with HUD, Kansas City Housing Authority, and the Missouri State Housing Finance Agency (MHDC) to leverage funding resources and provide increased affordable housing opportunities.

Donovan has served on Fannie Mae’s Housing Impact Advisory Council and currently is a member of the Affordable Housing Advisory Council of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines. He has a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Florida. In June 2002, Donovan was honored, along with 22 state and local government officials, with a Fannie Mae Foundation Fellowship to attend Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government program for senior executives.