Kia Martin ’98

Kia Martin earned a Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education from UNC Charlotte and a master’s and doctorate in education from Harvard University.

Kia has been a tireless advocate for creating inclusive and equitable learning environments for underrepresented students. As an educator, she has taught fourth grade at Paw Creek Elementary in Charlotte, second grade at an elementary school in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and as a college professor at Wheelock College, Simmons College and Lesley University. While at Harvard, she supervised reading specialists and was the coordinator of the Jeanne Chall Reading Lab. She currently uses her expertise in multicultural literacy to assist schools with developing culturally relevant strategies and programs for teacher professional development.

Kia and Demond reside outside of Boston, Massachusetts, and have two children.