Katelyn Fletcher Email & Phone Number

New York, New York, United States

•Find and fund impactful, scalable organizations by developing a strong pipeline, conducting due diligence, making recommendations and supporting grant recommendations to Foundation leadership•Analyze and visualize data to inform decision-making and grant recommendations•Synthesize and elevate landscape research and trends surrounding early childhood, STEM, and out-of-school learning to inform portfolio strategy•Help grantees grow their impact through both capacity building supports and driving knowledge sharing and collaboration among grantees and our partners

• Consulted with Brookings to conduct research, write policy briefs, support the Playful Learning City Network, strategize policy and scaling initiatives for Playful Learning Landscapes

• Managed a team of postdocs and research assistants to collect, code, and analyze data, wrote-up and disseminated numerous publications and presented at academic conferences• Designed, implemented and evaluated playful learning programs in collaboration with schools, governments, and nonprofits. Partnerships included Bright Horizons, Sesame Workshop, Philadelphia Parks and Recreation, Fab Youth Philly, and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Pa

•Led two-week coding courses in computer science for 22 girls ages 13-18 underrepresented in STEM•Taught lessons and supported small groups in project based learning curriculum to design and code mobile applications and websites using Swift, Python, SQL, Looker, Xcode, Github, and Replit•Managed a team of two instructor's assistants in a data-informed instructional approach

New York City

• Led and collaborated on multiple research projects investigating infant play and language development • Visited mothers and infants to collect naturalistic data for multisite project•Project managed the learnings agenda for the Robin Hood Foundation Fund for Early Learning Portfolio

• Taught daily summer classes of K-6th grade English-language learners; collaborated with specialist to adapt curriculum; coached teachers

Ny, Ny

• Supervised research assistants, conducted literature reviews and analysis, co-wrote manuscripts• Studies included (1) investigation of features of educational media that support children’s language comprehension and (2) evaluation of effectiveness of classroom literacy interventions• Partnered with Acelero Learning to hire, train and manage 20 assessors for Headstart evaluation project across four states; developed training materials, conducted trainings, analyzed data for 1000 students

• Co-facilitated EDUC 2610: The Intergroup Dialogue Project for 15 undergraduate students, as well as dialogues for 8 groups of 20 freshmen during Orientation Week• Analyzed 200+ student surveys evaluating impact of Intergroup Dialogue course on undergraduate learning outcomes

Boston, Ma

• Co-taught fifth grade using a data-informed instructional approach in an inclusive classroom • Taught lessons from Math Investigations and Expeditionary Learning Curricula• Completed 1700+ hours of service as part of AmeriCorps partnership

Ithaca, New York Area

• Collaborated with teachers to implement service-learning program in local K-12 schools• Designed training curriculum and provided professional development and support to coaches

Greater Philadelphia Area

• Taught two 50-minute science classes daily during summer program for 7th and 8th graders • As Department Head, designed Life Sciences and Physics curricula with team

Ithaca, Ny

• Managed and executed a high-visibility publicity campaign for Teach For America

Phd, Developmental Psychology

Master’S Degree, Elementary Education

Bachelor'S Degree, Human Development