Lambrina Kless

About Lambrina Kless

Extensive experience: strategy, client interface, team management, innovation…

Experience

1. Chief Operating Officer

   Reach Out And Read

   Jan 2019 — Present

   Lead network, program, and operations strategy and services to deliver public health intervention in 6,400 healthcare settings nationwide, serving 4.6 million children• Manage $32-million portfolio of work with 27 Affiliates and all 50 states, and lead sustainability, quality, and scaling• Oversee best in class Information Technology (IT), Human Resources (HR), database, online solutions, and infrastructure to support network of clinicians across the country• Oversee and support team of Executive Directors, National Programs/Operations team, and Consultants• Continuously improve organization’s cyber, AI, operations, programs, and cross-functional policies and curriculum• Project manage National, Affiliate, and external partner projects to deliver timely and cost-efficient systems/solutions• Serve as trusted member of Senior Leadership Team and a model of organizational values internally and externally• Oversee the tools, resources, and practices that promote excellence – including data, goal/project tracking, key performance indicators (KPI), and systems integration• Lead stakeholder-engaged process to execute high-quality annual external conference to raise funds and visibility• Oversaw Reach Out and Read’s COVID-19 response, including policies, finances, safety, and sustainability efforts

Education

• Harvard University

  M.A. and B.A.

• Stanford University

  Ph.D.

Skills

• Public Speaking
• Higher Education
• Policy Analysis
• Community Outreach
• Program Evaluation
• Educational Technology
• Research
• Stata
• Qualitative Research
• Educational Research
• Curriculum Design
• Education Policy
• Non-Profits
• Staff Development
• Program Development
• Fundraising
• Tutoring
• Grant Writing
• Curriculum Development
• Teaching