Kathryn Cai joined NELP as Evaluation and Impact Senior Program Manager in 2024. She works to build and strengthen systems to learn about NELP’s impact, refine strategy, and gather data to more deeply understand and tell the story of NELP’s work.
Kathryn brings experiences in research and program design to her work. Most recently, she designed learning and evaluation for programs supporting BIPOC artists to build their power in their fields with The Center for Cultural Power, and she worked on programs supporting local democracy and building racial and economic justice with national network PowerSwitch Action.
Kathryn holds a Ph.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles, where she researched and taught courses on narrative and racial, gender, environmental, and disability justice.
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