An educator in the field for over 20 years, Kate. V. Crist is dedicated to equitable literacy outcomes for secondary students. Kate started teaching high school history in 2004 in the San Francisco Bay Area and since then has held a variety of roles in districts and education non-profits: program coordinator, instructional coach, professional learning director, senior literacy designer. Kate has had the privilege of working with a variety of leading educational organizations such as: StandardsWork, UC Berkeley History-Social Studies Project, Achieve, OCTAE, Lexia, Student Achievement Partners, and UnboundEd. Kate earned her Master of Arts in teaching at University of San Francisco and Bachelor of Arts at University of California Santa Cruz. In her personal life, Kate enjoys spending time in the beautiful wilderness of the Eastern Sierras with her husband and two children.

