With her infectious energy and deep expertise, Dr. Kim Richardson is a powerhouse in educational leadership and coaching. She holds a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) designation from the International Coaching Federation and serves as president-elect for the Virginia Learning Forward Board of Directors. She is also a member of the Virginia ASCD Annual Conference Planning Committee. In addition, she created the Radical Learner’s course: Coaching for Connection, Certainty, and Autonomy for the Instructional Coaching Group.
Dr. Kim leads professional learning for school and district teams, digging deeply into instruction, coaching, and leadership development. Her work is inspired by her dissertation research, where she found that great leaders—especially coaches—are intentionally enlisted and developed.
Among her many roles, Dr. Kim’s all-time favorite was serving as the Hampton City Schools Instructional Coaching Coordinator, where she built and led the district’s coaching program from the ground up. She and the district’s coaching program were even spotlighted in Focus on Teachers by Jim Knight. The initiative became a cornerstone of the district’s success, providing ongoing training and leadership development for coaches and specialists. Her background also includes experience as a district professional development director, federal programs coordinator, elementary school principal, technology specialist, instructional coach, and classroom teacher.
Outside the office, Dr. Kim is all about family time with her husband, three sons, daughter-in-law, and her two-year-old granddaughter. She also leaves everything on the floor every Saturday, dancing her way to joy and energy with her Zumba fitness.
