Get to Know: Kristin Calder CEO of the Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County

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Enjoy a round table discussion with CEO of the Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County, Kristin Calder.
Presented by the Health & Human Services Committee 




 

About Kristin Calder: 
Kristin Calder is the Chief Executive Officer of the Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County. She is dedicated to serving the Coalition’s mission to improve the quality of life in our community by promoting and achieving literacy. Kristin works alongside a 30-member volunteer board of directors and manages a 25-member staff and 30 AmeriCorps members who provide nine programs from Jupiter to Boca Raton to Belle Glade to more than 55,000 adults, children, and families each year. The Coalition lends support and collaborates with partners including the School District of Palm Beach County, libraries, and community-based organizations. Kristin served as a volunteer on the Literacy Coalition Board of Directors for four years until her volunteer passion turned into her professional purpose and she began her tenure as CEO in January 2014.
Her experience in professional and volunteer leadership positions in the South Florida non-profit community spans 30 years and includes serving as president of the Junior League of Boca Raton in 2007-2008. She embraced the League ideals to advance women's leadership for meaningful community impact through volunteer action, collaboration, and training during her involvement in the League and in years since in her presence in the local nonprofit community. She is a past president of the Public Relations Society of America, Palm Beach Chapter, and a graduate of Leadership Palm Beach County, Leadership Boca Raton and Leadership Delray Beach. She worked for 13 years for a South Florida non-profit hospital as the Public Relations & Annual Giving Director.
A lifelong learner, Kristin completed the Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Management program through Harvard Business School Executive Education and the Jim Moran Institute for Global Entrepreneurship Nonprofit Executive Program through the Florida State University College of Business. She earned a B.A. in Journalism from Marshall University in Huntington, WV, where she was born and raised.
Kristin is a recipient of the Young Athena Award by the Chamber of the Palm Beaches and the Woman of Distinction Award from the Soroptimist International Club of Boca Raton. She was named to the Palm Beach 100 by Palm Beach Illustrated for the class of 2024-2025, celebrating 100 leaders in Palm Beach County who are making their mark on business, philanthropy, and community.  She and her husband are the proud parents of three children.
The Literacy Coalition has received 4-out-of-4 stars for 15 consecutive years from Charity Navigator, was the Chamber of the Palm Beaches Business Awards Health & Human Services Organization of the Year in 2020 and a recipient of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Leadership Award (Organization) from Palm Beach State College in 2022.