Karolyn Belcher

Karolyn Belcher oversees TNTP’s central Talent & Operations departments: Human Capital, Technology, Finance, and Research & Evaluation.

Previously, as the Vice President of Human Capital, Karolyn led TNTP’s efforts to recruit and develop an exceptional staff of educational leaders. Karolyn began her career as a charter corps member of Teach For America, teaching science in New Orleans. She later joined the national staff of Teach For America, leading its pre-service training institute in Houston.

Karolyn was one of the first employees of TNTP, leaving briefly to serve as the founding school director of the John A. Reisenbach Charter School, one of the first three charter schools in New York State. While in graduate school, Karolyn served as an Instructor in the Department of Organization and Leadership at Teachers College, Columbia University. Karolyn has a degree in Biological Science from Mount Holyoke College, and a Master of Arts in Education Leadership from Teachers College, Columbia University. For eight years, Karolyn served on the Board of the Explore Charter School in Flatbush, Brooklyn.