Youth Today: Proposing an Education Overhaul That Links Kids to Museums, Libraries, Parks, Other Community Spaces of Deep Learning

Katherine serves as the Managing Partner for Knowledge to Power Catalysts, a boutique consulting firm that increases the rate at which leaders transform knowledge into power so youth can thrive. Prior, she spent eight and a half years at Denver Public Schools serving in roles including Director of Extended Learning and Community Schools and Executive Director of Whole Child Supports. Katherine is the proud mom of three kiddos who regularly test all of her youth development theory and practices.

In 2021, Karen Pittman left her position as CEO of the Forum for Youth Investment to become a founding partner with Knowledge to Power Catalysts. She focuses on amplifying ideas about how, where, when, why, and with whom learning and development happens and the importance of creating equitable, learner-centered ecosystems. In addition to her work with Education Reimagined, Karen is also an AIR Scholar at the American Institutes of Research and a Governing Partner of the SoLD Alliance.