Kendall King

Kendall Hedding King is the senior vice president and group director for Opportunity Culture® implementation services at Public Impact®. In her Opportunity Culture® work, King leads four teams of consultants that work with school systems to create a career pathway for teachers, implement a rigorous and research-based selection process, design new school models for teacher leadership, and monitor progress throughout implementation. In addition, King has deep experience creating and facilitating professional development sessions for school leaders, teacher-leaders, and paraprofessionals across the country, both in person and virtually. Within Public Impact®, she is accountable for district outreach and sales, as well as team member experience and development, with a focus on improving consulting practices, technical understanding, and leadership development. Before joining Public Impact®, King worked for the Chicago region of Teach For America, coaching middle school math and science teachers across the city and planning professional development sessions for new teachers. She previously was a high school math teacher and coached ninth-grade teachers as a grade-level lead. She holds a B.A. in mathematics and political science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and a master’s degree in teaching from National Louis University.