Isles, Inc.
Kep Short has a diverse background in operations and management, with extensive experience at Isles, Inc. since October 2017, currently serving as Director of GOTrenton! and previously holding various roles including Senior Operations Manager and Interim Director of Isles Youth Institute. Prior experience includes serving as Operations Manager at Trenton Children's Chorus from April 2013 to October 2017, and as a self-employed musician from May 2011 to April 2013. Additional experience includes a position as Director of Youth Ministry at The Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey from February 2003 to May 2011. Educational qualifications include a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from North Carolina State University and a high school diploma from Charlotte Country Day School. Responsibilities throughout the career have encompassed student admissions, grant reporting, fleet coordination, procurement, vendor management, and budget analysis.
Isles, Inc.
Founded in 1981, Isles, Inc. is a community development and environmental organization in Trenton, New Jersey. With a mission to foster self-reliant families in healthy, sustainable communities, Isles develops cost effective, powerful ways to strengthen people and places in challenging urban settings. Isles: • Revitalizes communities by developing green affordable homes, parks and community agriculture. • Trains and educates youth and adults through a vocational high school and green job training center. • Builds wealth by supporting social enterprises, microbusinesses, and other financial and credit building services. • Stimulates green, healthy living by cleaning up environmental hazards, fostering energy efficiency and promoting healthy lifestyles. In addition, Isles promotes public policies that support family self-reliance and community health. Isles believes that even the most distressed places (or “isles”) hold untapped assets and human capacity. Self-sufficiency and healthy environments are keys to sustainable communities. Learn more about us: www.isles.org www.facebook.com/islesinc www.twitter.com/islesinc