Chairman of the Board at Ladies of Liberty Alliance (LOLA)
Greater Boston Area
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- Chairman of the Board at Ladies of Liberty Alliance (LOLA)
- Founder & Treasurer, Board of Trustees at Scholars' Academy
- Founder & Vice-President at The Greater Manchester Alliance for the Gifted
- Teacher & Administrator at Bedford Youth Performing Company
- Past
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- Leader at La Leche League
- Founder at Academy for Science and Design Educational Foundation
- Founder at NH Parents for Educational Freedom
- Management Accountant at RT Robertson Consultants
- Education
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- University of New Hampshire - Whittemore School of Business and Economics
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Kate Richards’s Summary
Kate is a voice and musical theater instructor and the business manager at the Bedford Youth Performing Company. She is the choral director at The Easter Seals Jolicoeur School and the Bedford Youth Performing Company.
She has a passion for organizational leadership and coalition building and is a co-founder of The Greater Manchester Alliance for the Gifted, NH Parents for Educational Freedom, The Academy for Science and Design Educational Foundation, The Scholars' Academy, and the Ladies of Liberty Alliance.
Kate is a skilled grant writer and project manager and was awarded a grant from the NHDOE to design an arts-integrated charter school. She has participated on education related advisory committees in the city of Manchester, such as The Gifted and Talented Advisory Committee to the Manchester School District, Mayor Frank Guinta’s Education Committee, and was a member of the Implementation Team to establish specialty academy programs at Manchester High School West.
Kate received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the Whittemore School of Business at UNH, her continuous independent study and experiences as a student, teacher, and as a parent of three gifted daughters, has instilled in her an intense passion for education and empowering women which she translates into action each day.
Kate Richards’s Specialties:
organizational leadership, coalition building, grant writing, project management, teaching, business management
Kate Richards’s Experience
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Chairman of the Board
Ladies of Liberty Alliance (LOLA)
(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
June 2009 — Present (6 months)
The mission of the Ladies of Liberty Alliance (LOLA) is to build a community of liberty-minded women who are empowered to achieve their individual goals in the fight for freedom. This is accomplished through education and networking opportunities that are focused on inspiring and supporting all women who want to gain the confidence and support to fulfill their dreams.
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Founder & Treasurer, Board of Trustees
Scholars' Academy
(Education Management industry)
April 2008 — Present (1 year 8 months)
The Scholars’ Academy is a private, independent day school dedicated to providing a comprehensive educational program that serves the needs of academically gifted students ages five to twelve. We recognize that gifted students have unique interests, needs, and talents. Our mission is to provide an optimal environment for the development of our gifted students’ intellectual, artistic, social and emotional abilities and to honor their diversity through a research-based, individualized curriculum that inspires curiosity, personal growth and academic achievement.
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Founder & Vice-President
The Greater Manchester Alliance for the Gifted
(Education Management industry)
January 2005 — Present (4 years 11 months)
The mission of the Greater Manchester Alliance for the Gifted is to foster a greater understanding of the unique social, emotional, and academic needs of gifted children in our community and to promote appropriate programming to fulfill these needs by providing information and support to parents/guardians, educators and the community.
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Teacher & Administrator
Bedford Youth Performing Company
(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
June 2004 — Present (5 years 6 months)
The Bedford Youth Performing Company was founded in 1996 to provide quality performing arts instruction and experience for youths in Bedford and surrounding communities. Since then, the school has flourished, and we are now a major New Hampshire performing arts education center with a comprehensive set of programs for students of all ages and abilities. Nearly 1000 students are enrolled in our programs this year; many travel an hour or more to attend classes.
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Leader
La Leche League
(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
February 2002 — September 2009 (7 years 8 months)
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Founder
Academy for Science and Design Educational Foundation
(Education Management industry)
June 2008 — January 2009 (8 months)
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Founder
NH Parents for Educational Freedom
(Education Management industry)
June 2007 — September 2008 (1 year 4 months)
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Management Accountant
RT Robertson Consultants
(Management Consulting industry)
June 2000 — June 2004 (4 years 1 month)
Kate Richards’s Education
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University of New Hampshire - Whittemore School of Business and Economics
BS , Business Administration
Kate Richards’s Contact Settings
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