Kimi Kean

Kimi Kean joins Aspire after serving as Regional Executive Officer for the Oakland Unified School District.  Prior to serving as an Executive Officer, Kimi was principal of Acorn Woodland Elementary school in Oakland.  She first joined OUSD as a Spanish Bilingual Teacher and then as the Teaching & Learning Coordinator.  She became a principal resident with New Leaders for New Schools for both Chabot Elementary and Acorn Woodland before becoming the principal.

Kimi has been active in leadership roles serving on various committees including; Oakland Mayor’s Education Cabinet Attendance Committee, Regional Governance Task Force, Community Schools Strategic Site Plan Executive Committee and the Site Governance Committee. Kimi attended the University of California – Berkeley for her undergraduate degree and Columbia University, Teachers College for her graduate degree.