Kristy M. Sullivan

Partner, Community Coalitions

Kristy is an expert in family, community and stakeholder engagement, working for more than a decade as an advocate for schoolchildren and families in the Memphis area, and across the country.

She began working with TNTP in 2010 helping with the organization’s overhaul of Memphis’s teacher recruitment and staffing practices. During the Great Recession of 2009, she saw an opportunity to support a project—improving the performance and compensation of teachers and school leaders in my community—that would have long-term impact on her family and generations to come.

Coming to TNTP not only opened a new career path but helped me find my personal calling, one that matched my love for the city of Memphis with the drive to be an advocate for children and families.

Head and shoulders photo of Kristy Sullivan
A close-up photograph of a young woman with dark, curly hair and glasses, leaning in to assist a young boy with his schoolwork. The woman, likely a teacher or tutor, is smiling and pointing at a paper with a pencil while the boy, who is wearing a dark hoodie, looks intently at the work. Word flashcards are visible on a blue background in the distance.

A teacher leads a one-on-one reading session focused on strategy and engagement.

About TNTP

TNTP is the nation’s leading research, policy, and consulting organization dedicated to transforming America’s public education system so that every young person thrives.

Today, we work side-by-side with educators, system leaders, and communities across the nation to reach ambitious goals for student success.

Yet the possibilities we imagine push far beyond the walls of school and the education field alone. We are catalyzing a movement across sectors to create multiple pathways for young people to achieve academic, economic, and social mobility.

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