Kristin Gehris

Nonprofit Leader | Strategic Grantmaking • Community Investment • Cross-Sector Collaboration • Impact-Driven Results

Role: School & Community Engagement Director at Yocum Institute For Arts Education
Location: Reading, PA, US
LinkedIn followers: 500 followers

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About Kristin Gehris

Mission-driven leader with over 20 years of experience advancing community impact across…

Experience

School & Community Engagement Director
Yocum Institute For Arts Education
Sep 2025 — Present · West Lawn, PA, US

Education

Lehigh University
BA, Journalism
1996 — 2000
Leadership Berks
Core Program
2008 — 2009
Middlesex University
Semester Abroad Program in London, UK
1999 — 1999
Alvernia University
Master's degree, Organizational Leadership
2014 — 2016

Skills

Event Planning
Marketing Strategy
Social Networking
Social Media Marketing
Budgets
Press Releases
Editing
Event Management
Media Buying
Copywriting
Nonprofits
Social Media
Strategic Communications
Facebook
Marketing
Email Marketing
Public Relations
Media Relations
Corporate Communications
Public Speaking
Grant Writing
Leadership
Newsletters
Advertising
Magazines
Editorial
Publications

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Current company

Yocum Institute For Arts Education

Fine Art · 52 employees · West Lawn, Pennsylvania, United States

Established in 1934 by Chester Wittell as the Wyomissing Institute of Fine Arts, the Institute opened its doors with 3 music students. Under Lila Lerch, the first managing director, the Institute grew to over 300 students and expanded its offerings to include music, dance, theater, and visual art instruction. An arts-based preschool and kindergarten were added and the Institute became licensed by the state. It is also home to the Yocum Gallery, a venue for exhibits and performances, the Berks Art Alliance, and Art Goes to School. Over the years, the Institute has forged partnerships with schools and other non-profit organizations to increase access to the arts for both arts and non-arts outcomes. In 2005, in response to a challenge grant, the Institute launched the “Learning Through the Arts” campaign. Funds from the campaign were used to research and develop Primary Stages, the Institute’s signature theater program for children’s productions and arts education. In May of 2018, The Yocum Institute’s Dance Department merged with the Academy of Movement (AOM), formerly located in Sinking Spring, to develop a level of dance programming unlike any other. The combination of dance programs will provide opportunities to dance students of all ages and levels of experience from toddlers to adults. Every genre of dance is represented. Students can opt to take one day masterclasses, camps, and workshops to semester long classes that will culminate with a recital.

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About Kristin Gehris

Experience

School & Community Engagement Director

Education

Lehigh University

Leadership Berks

Middlesex University

Alvernia University

Skills

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