Kelly Latterman

Experience

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  Nucor Corporation

  Jun 2012 - Aug 2012

  Public Affairs Intern
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  National Conference of State Legislatures

  May 2013 - Aug 2013

  Fellow, Education Policy
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  National Conference of State Legislatures

  Oct 2014 - Dec 2017

  • 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 outreach to PA legislative leaders and PA/NCSL relationship. Show less

  • Senior Policy Specialist

    Oct 2017 - Dec 2017

  • Policy Specialist

    Oct 2016 - Oct 2017

  • Policy Associate

    Nov 2015 - Oct 2016

  • Research Analyst II

    Oct 2014 - Nov 2015
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  Perry-Mansfield

  Jul 2018 - Jul 2019

  Co-Executive Director

  • 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. Show less

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  Junior Achievement- Rocky Mountain, Inc.

  Aug 2019 - Feb 2022

  District Director

  • Established corporate giving model; increasing sponsorships and ensuring sustainable program funding.• Developed and implemented onboarding process for Board of Directors. • Provided supervision, training, and program support to 75 community volunteers.• Implemented innovative educational programs with three school districts for over 1,000 K-12 students. • Taught students critical workforce readiness skills and personal finance.• Increased exposure and revenue through public relations, communication strategy and special events. Show less

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  KinderCare Learning Companies

  Feb 2022 - now

  • Developed and executed government relations strategy for KCLC school aged programs.• Advanced policy positions aligned with field priorities. • Established and maintained relationships with allies, afterschool networks, and key policymakers through touchpoint opportunities and direct advocacy.• Researched, analyzed, and evaluated relevant existing and proposed federal, state, and local legislation and regulations and developed recommendations. • Provided leadership to company's District Funding Strategic Initiative, aligning school age expansion strategy across a cross functional team.• Increased visibility and recognition of Champions brand and educated government officials on the importance of Out-of-School Time. Show less

  • Strategy Manager, Summer Offsite

    May 2023 - now

  • Senior Government Relations Representative

    Feb 2022 - May 2023