Kirsten Eastwood
Vice President of Scholarship Programs @ACE Scholarships
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WORK HISTORY
Vice President of Scholarship Programs @ACE Scholarships
Utilized 2024-25 numbers to create projections for 2025-26 spend in $45M of scholarship allocations, with a 99.3% accuracy rate.·Sought board approval to increase standard ACE award amounts from to for K-8 and to for 9-12, a $4.4M additional cost to the organization in FY26; the first time award amounts have been increased in ACE’s 25-year history! ·Has completed two major projects within an initiative to improve ease of business for stakeholders: launching an online Help Center including an AI chatbot, and a School Partnership Agreement platform·Maintained exemplary metrics over the course of the FY24 fiscal year in which the team handled 67,704 inquiries from schools and families, 40% of those during the open application window, 91% being resolved in one touch while awarding 16,532 scholars at 1,149 partner schools for an average of 5% increase in identified growth markets
EDUCATION
Colorado State University
Bachelor of Science, Human Development & Family Studies
ABOUT KIRSTEN EASTWOOD
With nearly 20 years of experience in the nonprofit sector, I am passionate about facilitating opportunities designed to provide equity for under-resourced populations. As the Vice President of Scholarship Programs at ACE Scholarships, working in partnership with development teams, foundations, and generous funders, I oversee the strategic direction and execution of scholarships that serve more than students across seventeen programs in twelve states annually.
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