Kim McDonough
Posted by Communications2 on Mar. 9, 2026 / Member Spotlight / Subscribe 0
Name: Kim McDonough
Title: Proposal Manager
Company: Jacobsen Construction
Board Role: Director of Membership
How long have you worked at your company?
15 years
What are the rewards of your job?
I love getting to be strategic and creative. I work with such a great team that I’m excited to be the one to talk them up in proposals. I’m always learning something new and impressive that we bring to the table.
What are your challenges?
Managing multiple deadlines, of course, and waiting for content. It’s a small price to pay for a job that I enjoy so much.
What has been your most meaningful project?
When I was at Fetzer Woodwork, I helped the project manager with sequencing and delivery schedules for the incredible job they did on the David Geffen Hall renovation at the Lincoln Center in New York. I can’t wait to be able to see the New York Philharmonic there. The company owner did and said it brought him to tears, so I’m sure I’ll be a blubbering mess.
How long have you been an SMPS member?
Five years
What led you to serve on the Board?
Real answer? Mary asked me if I’d be willing to try and fill her shoes, which is an impossible ask. But now that I’m getting into the groove and meeting all the new members and spending time with the board, I’d do it again.
How has SMPS membership helped you?
I’ve gained knowledge and friendships that will impact my life long after my career is over.
What’s the best career advice you’ve received?
Dress for the job you want, not the one you have.
What's the best career advice you've given?
Don’t put too much stock in titles—do what makes you happy.
What has contributed to your success?
Success didn’t really come for me until I understood that marketing was my calling, and proposals specifically. I’d say being lucky enough to find my calling made the success come naturally.
What's on your bucket list?
Oh, boy. It’s a long list, mostly of places around the world I want to visit. I’m fascinated by other cultures and geographies.
What was your childhood dream?
When I was little, I wanted to be Marie Osmond when I grew up. In my teeny-bopper years, it was Mariah Carey.
Guilty pleasure: what can you not live without?
I don’t feel guilty about enjoying anything in life. Once, I’ll admit I was buying Britney’s greatest hits from my usual record store and the clerk winked at me and told me to enjoy it, so I did and still do.
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