Becky Kropf is a community development research associate for the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. She works out of the Kansas City office.
A new member of the community development team, Kropf supports rural communities as well as low- to moderate-income families in Kansas and Missouri.
Kropf grew up on a dairy farm in rural Kansas. She participated in FFA for four years and 4-H for 12. She showed cows competitively. She also competed in judging meat, poultry, livestock, land, dairy cows and milk. She earned more medals and ribbons than she can count.
Kropf is recent graduate of Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in economics. As a college student, she was a member of a group called RuralStudents@Brown. The group provided support for Brown students from rural areas and helped make the college application process easier for rural high schoolers.
Outside of work, Kropf enjoys competitive ballroom dance and loves to play board games.
About the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City is one of 12 regional Reserve Banks that, along with the Board of Governors in Washington, D.C., make up our nation's central bank. We work in the public’s interest by supporting economic and financial stability. The Kansas City Fed’s territory includes Colorado, Kansas, western Missouri, Nebraska, northern New Mexico, Oklahoma and Wyoming. Our headquarters is in Kansas City, with branch offices in Denver, Omaha and Oklahoma City.
The Kansas City Fed Community Development Department promotes economic development and public understanding that leads to progress for lower-income individuals and communities. Our focus areas include community development investments, digital inclusion, small business / entrepreneurism, and workforce development.