Avery (Kirsten Avery)

Principal

Avery is a Principal at Kinetic West. Her expertise includes program design and evaluation, education policy, and cross-sector engagement. Prior to joining the Kinetic West team, Avery spent nine years as the College and Career Director at the Community Center for Education Results leading college and career readiness and success initiatives for the Road Map Project. She has also worked in different areas of education including as a college admissions counselor, youth program coordinator, and consulting with clients such as the City of Seattle Office for Education, U.S. Department of Education and Chicago Public Schools. Avery believes in leading with racial equity in order to dismantle barriers and build equitable systems that reflect community aspirations. She is a Washingtonian through and through, she holds a Master’s in Public Administration from the Evans School of Public Policy, and graduated magna cum laude from the University of Washington.