Kim Wallace

Dr. Kim Wallace started her career in public education 27 years ago as a high school English and social studies teacher before going into site and district administration. Her most recent K12 role was as the superintendent of a large San Francisco Bay Area district. Kim joined UC Berkeley as the Associate Director of the 21CSLA (California School Leadership Academy) State Center in 2020 to contribute to the wider field of support for educational leaders. She also runs her own consulting business Process Makes Perfect, specializing in administrative leadership, curriculum and instruction, policy and protocol, and future trends in education. Dr. Wallace’s new book Leading the Launch: A Ten-Stage Process for Successful School District Initiatives is currently under publication with Solution Tree.

Kim attended the University of California Santa Barbara for her undergraduate degree in history. She then earned her Master’s in Education (M.Ed.) at the University of California Los Angeles, and finally culminated her educational goals with a Doctorate in Education (Ed.D.) from the University of California Davis.