What people are saying.

  • Kristen supported me with my parental leave plan as I was about to go out and have my third child. She was able to help me synthesize a lot of information and organize a lot of information very quickly which is truly her gift in this work. She walked me through an experience of asking expertly crafted questions that allowed me to be very clear and decisive about the things I needed to happen on leave and who should own them. Kristen is truly one of the best in the game and left me feeling very confident headed into my leave which was not a feeling I had in previous experiences. I would recommend her services to everyone!

    — Ashley McHam

    Partner | Transcend Education

  • Kristen supported our team while our project director was on leave and we were incredibly impressed by (and grateful for!) her ability to quickly build context and add immediate value across a range of different work. Her project management skills and ability to balance the big picture and the details were huge assets to our team. She gets results, and equally importantly, she shows up in a relationship-oriented and supportive way for all those she works with.

    — Katie Bowen

    Partner | Whole Child Team | Transcend

  • "KLB Consulting has been pivotal in supporting the structural design of our educator programming. Kristen’s service has exceeded my expectations. She has delivered exemplary products, with little guidance, that has closed critical gaps in our summer program design. She is the first person I will call to lead future projects."

    — Carla Chambers

    Senior Managing Director | Teach For America

  • "Kristen's ability to make the biggest project feel manageable rests on her ability to project plan, invite key stake holders, build relationship and designate work all while making people have fun along the way! I don't know anyone who can identify an area of growth, tackle a problem and generate multiple paths towards solutions, all while inviting multiple perspectives into the space, like Kristen can."

    — Chrissy Heyne

    Consultant | CH Consulting

  • "Kristen is one of the most effective problem solvers that I worked with in my 22 years as an educator and leader. From schedule design, to professional development, to filling gaps in school operations with easily workable tools, she was a consummate professional and thought partner. Even more importantly, I truly appreciated Kristen’s commitment to ensuring every aspect of our work had a foundation in social justice."

    — Damion Frye

    School Director | Brooklyn Laboratory Charter School

  • As the team lead, with Kristen's support, I was able to strengthen my analytical skills and guide our team towards effective change. In the end, our students met their identified goal and we improved our instructional practice. Kristen's unique ability to connect with individuals made all the difference in allowing us to share our vulnerabilities as practitioners. We were able to engage in authentic conversations and bond as a result.

    — Claudia Franco

    Primary Promise Coordinator | Breed Street Elementary

  • I worked with Kristen for over a year on a complex project. When it came onto her plate, there were significant internal and external organizational challenges. She leaned in, worked to understand the context and needs of stakeholders, built relationships and found solutions that met the needs of her school principals, leadership team and external partners. She was organized, relationship oriented and knew how to drive to solutions. I highly recommend her for any project that requires knowledge of schools, project management, or relationship management.

    — SHUVI SANTO

    General Manager, and Education Partnerships Lead | NYU Steinhardt School of Education

  • "Aptly so, Kristen is obsessed with data—with helping others design metrics to assess progress to and realization of goals and with helping others understand that data generated by the metrics. Additionally, she is a systems authority; she masterfully crafted and facilitated systems that enabled Teach For America to successfully execute our in-residence annual teacher leadership development institutes"

    — Tony Speed

    Managing Director, Humanities | Teach For America

  • Kristen’s dedication to meeting the needs of everyone she collaborates with while developing a high-quality project makes any collaboration with her efficient and effective She has helped us get organized with a structured plan and schedule that we were able to implement and continually add to. Not only are we better organized, we have come up with new strategies, plans and programs that are helping reach our students in a more effective and more importantly authentic way. With Kristen’s strategic methods we were able to maximize the quality of our program and hone in to the needs of our students. Her professional and kind approach made my experience working with her engaging and enjoyable.

    — Yesenia Gutierrez

    Primary Promise Math Teacher | Gulf Avenue Elementary

  • "Kristen deeply cares about people, process, strategy, learning, and vision. She considers every facet of a project and its potential impact in her decision-making, ensuring that each step is consequential. I would not be the leader or person I am today without Kristen’s guidance. She cared about me as a person and dedicated her time and effort to my development."

    — Kelina Imamura

    Managing Director, DEI Programming | Teach for America

  • Kristen is one of the most inspiring leaders I’ve ever encountered. Her knowledge about building, improving, and maintaining a culture of excellence and joy is completely unparalleled!

    — John Murphy

    Assistant Principal | Plamondon Elementary School

  • "Kristen's enthusiasm for how to unleash the potential in a project, an individual, our work is unmatched. She is a fearless when it comes to taking a risk and trying something new and truly dedicated to learning from experiences to get better over time."

    — Robin Greatrex

    Managing Director, Data Systems & Insights | Teach For America