Kayla Lambright

Kayla Lambright is the Managing Director of Leadership Development for Teach for America in Providence, Rhode Island. In this role, she oversees 40 first- and second-year teachers who are new to education, conducting classroom observations, debriefs, and coaching sessions that emphasize both instructional practice and personal leadership development. Lambright began her career in education in 2018 as a Teach for America core member, teaching chemistry and AP Biology at a school in Boston. She subsequently worked with medical students at Harvard Medical School, where she helped establish an Office of Community-Centered Medical Education and built partnerships with over 25 community organizations, and later served in Boston Public Schools before returning to Teach for America. She earned a degree in public health from the University of Massachusetts Lowell and a master's degree in education focused on curriculum and instruction from Boston University. Her professional philosophy draws from affiliations with the Center for Leadership and Educational Equity, the School Reform Initiative, and Leadership Rhode Island, and she serves on the board of directors for Girls on the Run Rhode Island. Lambright attributes her success to a strong support community, ongoing curiosity, and trusting her intuition while viewing herself as the CEO of her own life, with core values of community, joy, love, and connection guiding her people-centered work in education.