Kate Rodgers is a career educator with a background in management, marketing
and sales. She began her career as an elementary school teacher in
Philadelphia before transitioning to work within the field of educational publishing
and learning solution services. She has held a variety of positions for Pearson
Education (now known as Savvas Learning Company), McGraw-Hill Education
and Benchmark Education Company. She has trained and led teams of various
sizes with her skills recognized with the Terry McGraw Sales Leadership Award.
She has partnered and collaborated with school systems of all sizes throughout
the Mid-Atlantic Region to analyze and develop solutions to meet the
instructional needs of their students and teachers within their classrooms. In
addition, Rodgers spent three years as the Director of Enrollment, Marketing and
Alumni Engagement for a local elementary school. During that time, she also
assisted with the launch of a Pre-K program as well as a needs based grant
called Fund A Scholar. Along with this professional experience, in 2012, she
established a student service and social outreach program called Greater Love at
St. Bernadette School in Silver Spring, MD whose while chairing their school
advisory boards for two years. Additional board work includes the National Park
Trust in Rockville, MD.

Rodgers received a BA from the University of Pennsylvania and a M.Ed in
Elementary Education from Chestnut Hill College. She has two daughters. She
lives with her husband in Silver Spring, MD.