Kelly Latterman
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Mission-Driven Leader | Early Childhood Systems | Organizational Growth & Strategic Partnerships
Steamboat Springs, Colorado, United States
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Auxiliary Revenue & External Partnerships Strategy ManagerKinderCare Learning CompaniesJan 2026 - Current (6 months)- Strategy Manager, Summer OffsiteKinderCare Learning CompaniesMay 2023 - Jan 2026 (2 years 9 months)• Led the development and execution of the Champions Summer Camp offsite strategy, driving expansion from 5 to 28 locations. • Implemented a new team outreach strategy, resulting in a 5.5x increase in signed clients from initial outreach • Built partnerships with community organizations and clients nationwide to elevate summer programming impact. • Fostered collaboration across cross-functional teams to streamline operations and support new camp openings.
- Senior Government Relations RepresentativeKinderCare Learning CompaniesFeb 2022 - May 2023 (1 year 4 months)• Designed and implemented government relations strategies to advance organizational priorities. • Strengthened advocacy efforts through alliances with afterschool networks, policymakers, and stakeholders. • Led the Government Funding & Advocacy Strategic Initiative, coordinating with cross-functional teams to align district funding strategies with school-age program expansion goals. • Increased Champions brand visibility by educating government officials on out-of-school-time program benefits. • Tracked and analyzed legislation to craft actionable recommendations, ensuring alignment with field priorities.
- District DirectorJunior Achievement Rocky Mountain IncAug 2019 - Feb 2022 (2 years 7 months)• Implemented innovative educational programs with three school districts for over 1,000 K-12 students. • Boosted corporate donations by 170% through strategic expansion and advocacy. • Developed and implemented onboarding process for Board of Directors. • Provided supervision, training, and program support to 75 community volunteers.
- Co-Executive DirectorPerryMansfieldJul 2018 - Jul 2019 (1 year 1 month)• Served as liaison to Board of Directors and assisted in recruiting and on-boarding new board members. • Acted as spokesperson for Perry-Mansfield with other arts and education organizations, businesses, foundations, and government agencies. • Increased brand awareness and impact of Perry-Mansfield regionally and nationally. • Directed fundraising initiatives and cultivated and maintained relationships with individual and corporate donors, government entities, and foundations. • Provided leadership on organizational strategic plan and short- and long-term goal setting. • Worked collaboratively with fellow Co-Executive Director to create and oversee annual budget.
- Senior Policy SpecialistNational Conference of State LegislaturesOct 2017 - Dec 2017 (3 months)• National state policy expert on rural education and school leadership; tracking and analyzing legislation to provide detailed responses to information requests from state legislators, legislative staff, and members of the media. • Testified and provided technical assistance to legislators and legislative task forces. • Presented and facilitated presentations at conferences for state policy organizations, advocacy groups, trade associations. • Secured $430,000 in grant funding for a two-year project on connecting legislators and legislative staff to researchers about school leadership and on building knowledge surrounding rural education policy; manage budget and grant deliverables. • Served as Pennsylvania state liaison; responsible for o
- PPolicy SpecialistOct 2016 - Oct 2017 (1 year 1 month)• Lead and planned delegation of legislators on international site visit to Ontario to study high performing school leadership system. • Hired and supervised interns and policy fellows; partnered with CO Public Interest Fellowship Program. • Facilitated education strategic planning initiative and retreat on program reorganization.
- Policy AssociateNational Conference of State LegislaturesNov 2015 - Oct 2016 (1 year)• Secured $400,000 in grant funding for two-year project promoting school leadership to policymakers. • Researched and wrote a variety of publications including issue briefs, case studies, and blogs. • Planned, lead, and moderated numerous NCSL invitational meetings and individual sessions for legislators and staff. • Initiated new rural education policy area; lead efforts in fundraising, establishing relationships, content creation.
- Research Analyst IINational Conference of State LegislaturesOct 2014 - Nov 2015 (1 year 2 months)
- Fellow, Education PolicyNational Conference of State LegislaturesMay 2013 - Aug 2013 (4 months)
- Public Affairs InternNucor CorporationJun 2012 - Aug 2012 (3 months)
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- Master’s Degree, Political Science and GovernmentUniversity of Colorado DenverMaster's in Political Science with an emphasis in leadership, politics, and public policy
- Bachelor's Degree, Political Science and HistoryColorado College
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- Tackling Teacher and Principal Shortages in Rural AreasNational Conference of State LegislaturesOct 2017A shortage of teachers and principals across the United States has intensified in recent years, disproportionately affecting rural communities. Rural schools face significant challenges filling vacancies for educators, leading policymakers to study the causes and seek solutions. School that are considered the most rural are classified as remote, meaning they are 25 miles from an urban center. The more rural the school, the more challenging recruiting and retaining a qualified teacher becomes. Thirty-nine percent of remote schools struggle to fill positions in every subject.
- Trends in Education Policy: School Leader Tracking SystemsNational Conference of State LegislaturesSep 2016School district personnel report spending an excessive amount of time and resources hiring and supporting school leaders. The current process is complicated and burdensome. School districts are building leader tracking systems to simplify and streamline this process. These systems assist school districts in making informed data-driven decisions to support principal pipelines. Leader tracking systems are a new and powerful tool for matching an applicant’s background with the needs of the school. These online databases are used to collect information on teacher leaders, assistant principals, principals, and outside candidates who apply for leadership positions. The systems are multifaceted, tracking personnel data and cross-referencing it wit
- MMaine Legislative Task Force on School LeadershipMaine State LegislatureFeb 2016Summary of the Task Force On School Leadership formed by the Maine Legislature. I lead the first convening and presented during the second meeting. A summary on observations about school leadership and results from this first meeting is contained on pages 18-29. A summary of presentations I submitted to the task force on "A Day in the Life: Legislators Learning with School Principals" is on pages 57-73.