Kathryn Parker

Kathryn Parker is a Program Officer at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation since July 2020, with a strong background in public health and education. Prior to this role, Kathryn served as Executive Director of Market Umbrella from December 2013 to July 2020, and as Assistant Director and Project Manager at the Prevention Research Center at Tulane University from June 2006 to December 2013. Additionally, Kathryn has experience as a Program Manager for the Partnership for an Active Community Environment and has worked as an 8th grade Mathematics Teacher and Department Chair at New Orleans Charter Middle School, implementing school-wide curriculum improvements and achieving measurable student success. Kathryn began the career in education as a Special Education Teacher through Teach For America. Academic qualifications include a Juris Doctorate from Loyola University New Orleans College of Law (ongoing), a Ph.D. in Public Health from Tulane University School of Medicine, an MPH in Maternal Child Health Epidemiology from Tulane University, and a BA in Women's History/Secondary Education from Suffolk University.