Robin E. Henderson

Robin E. Henderson, Ph.D., currently serves as Chief Program Officer at SchoolSmartKC since April 2024. Previously, Henderson held the position of Organizational Specialist at the NEA from October 2020 to March 2024, and as Director of Professional Workforce Development for the Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools from November 2019 to October 2020. Henderson was the Founding Principal of Kansas City Neighborhood Academy, a K-6 public charter STEAM school, from March 2016 to October 2019. Earlier experience includes leadership roles at Memphis Teacher Residency as Director, overseeing various program aspects from March 2009 to February 2016, and holding positions as Director of the Masters in Urban Education Program at Union University and Assistant Professor of Education at Indiana Wesleyan University. Henderson's educational credentials include a Ph.D. in Elementary Education from Ball State University, an MS in Counseling from Indiana University Indianapolis, and a BS in Elementary Education from Butler University.