PENCIL
Kelly Rolf, CFRE, serves as the Chief Philanthropy Officer and VP of Development & Marketing at PENCIL, where responsibilities include creating and implementing a comprehensive donor development strategy and overseeing marketing and branding efforts to link community resources to Nashville public schools. Prior experience includes a decade at Mikva Challenge, first as Director of Major Gifts, overseeing the establishment and management of a major gifts program, and later as Chief Development Officer, where planning and execution of fundraising initiatives led to significant financial contributions. Kelly's career also includes various roles in development and communications at organizations such as Public Communications Inc., Lapham's Quarterly, People For the American Way, and W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. Kelly holds a B.A. in English Literature from Columbia University and has also studied at Trinity College Dublin.
PENCIL
PENCIL is the premier organization linking community resources to Metro Nashville Public Schools. Thanks to dedicated PENCIL Partners, students work in state-of-the-art laboratories alongside teachers and industry professionals. Teachers design lesson plans that cross the traditional boundaries of education - like linking data points in algebra with students' Agricultural Science classes. Dedicated volunteers regularly donate one lunch hour a week to help a child improve his or her reading comprehension. Businesses work to create an engaged and excited student pipeline interested in their industry through internships and job shadowing. PENCIL also operates free teacher resource centers where Metro Nashville Public School teachers can shop free once a quarter to help supplement their classrooms.