Branch Alliance for Educator Diversity
Kathryn Schotthoefer Dreyer is an accomplished marketing and communications expert with over 20 years of experience, currently serving as Principal at SDSA and Workshop Consulting Group since June 2016. With a strong focus on advising both for-profit and nonprofit organizations, Kathryn collaborates with global leaders in philanthropy and advocates for social equity across various sectors including education, health, and human rights. Additional roles include Senior Advisor at PLUS1, Board Member at GirlTREK and Branch Alliance for Educator Diversity, and former CEO of Original Media Ventures. Kathryn's extensive background includes leadership positions at M&C Saatchi LA and other notable firms, where strategic digital marketing campaigns for major entertainment clients were developed. Kathryn holds a BA in English Writing from the University of Colorado and further education from Wayne State University and the University of Michigan.
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Branch Alliance for Educator Diversity
BranchED is the first and only nonprofit organization in the nation dedicated to strengthening and growing educator preparation at Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs), with the larger goals of both diversifying the teaching profession and intentionally addressing critical issues of educational equity for all students. BranchEd is extending its reach into K-12 by supporting principal coaching and training, with a focus on advancing equity for all students. More than half of American public-school students are children of color, and only 18% of their teachers are from these same racial and ethnic groups. The Branch Alliance for Educator Diversity (BranchED) was founded in 2017 to empower, connect, and advance Minority Serving Institutions (HBCUs, HSIs, tribal colleges, and others) to maximize programming and drive innovation in preparing highly-effective educators who reflect and champion the diversity of our nation’s school children. These 279 Minority Serving Institutions comprise 13% of education providers in the United States, but train 51% of all Hispanic students earning bachelor’s degrees in education, 51% of Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander teacher candidates, 38% of African American teacher candidates, and 35% of bachelor’s degrees in education for Native Americans and Asian Americans. BranchED has three goals that guide its work: • Empower: working together to strengthen and grow MSI educator preparation programs by providing capacity building support that enhances MSI capabilities • Connect: strengthening relationships among MSIs by building partnerships to spur collaboration and innovation • Advance: amplifying a collective voice and advocating for shared interests by promoting awareness of educator diversity and championing MSIs