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Kendall Hedding King
Senior Vice President and Group Director for Opportunity Culture® Implementation
Kendall Hedding King is the senior vice president and group director for Opportunity Culture® implementation services at Public Impact® and serves on the executive leadership team. She leads four consulting teams that work with school systems to design and implement Opportunity Culture® models—creating sustainable, research-based career pathways for educators. King also directs the firm’s sales and outreach strategy, building relationships with district leaders and expanding the organization’s reach to support more teachers and students. King also oversees Public Impact® staff member experience and development, with a focus on improving consulting practices, technical understanding, and leadership development. She previously developed and facilitated professional development sessions for school leaders, teacher-leaders, and paraprofessionals across the country, both in person and virtually. Before joining Public Impact®, King coached middle school math and science teachers with Teach For America in Chicago; she began her career as a high school math teacher and ninth-grade team 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.
Example Projects: King’s recent work includes leading Opportunity Culture® design in the first implementing districts in Virginia, New Mexico, and Maine. Her teams also support several implementing North Carolina districts and Baltimore City Public Schools. She has done similar work with Houston Independent School District, Chicago Public Schools, Indianapolis Public Schools, Syracuse (N.Y.) City School District, and the Arkansas Department of Education. In addition, King has planned and facilitated competency-based professional development for turnaround school leaders in Syracuse, N.Y., Tennessee, and Philadelphia.