Kimberly Redmond Carr is an educational leader, instructional designer, and school improvement specialist whose career spans K–12 school leadership, system-level improvement, accreditation and accountability, adult learning, educational technology, and higher education. She earned her doctorate in educational leadership from Walden University.

Carr has served in leadership and instructional roles with the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Indian Education, the Department of Defense Education Activity, Arizona State University, and AdvancED/Cognia. Her work has included:

• Supporting schools and school systems throughout the United States, Europe, and the Pacific
• Leading accreditation and continuous improvement initiatives
• Teaching graduate-level courses for educators
• Developing professional learning
• Helping school leaders use data to improve student outcomes

Her recent work focuses on educational improvement in Native American communities. She developed the Future READY framework to strengthen resilience, educational preparedness, AI literacy, and college and career readiness among Native American and generationally underserved students. She also led the Phoenix Education Resource Center in becoming the first Bureau of Indian Education system to achieve system accreditation for which she was awarded the 2024 Arizona Circle of Excellence Award.

Carr previously served as principal of Heroes Elementary School at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, where she led substantial improvements in student achievement and developed collaborative systems for intervention, professional learning, and data-informed decision-making. During her tenure, the school received the National Blue Ribbon Schools Award and consecutive Purple Star designations for its support of military-connected students and families.