On the Executive Team as Edlinguist Solutions’ Chief Learning Officer, Ms. Kristin Kalangis has more than 20 years of being a researcher, teacher, and trainer of leaders in K-12 and higher education settings. As an educator at Santa Fe Prep, Ms. K has helped hundreds become more engaged, active learners of academic content, people, and the world. Previously, Ms. K was trained as an anthropologist and worked several years as research coordinator for the Children’s Memorial Medical Center in Chicago. A doctoral candidate in Language, Literacy, & Sociocultural Studies at the University of New Mexico, Ms. K holds a specialized certificate in College Counseling from UC San Diego, an M.A. in Anthropology from Cal State Fullerton, and a B.S. in Psychology/General Studies from Northwestern University. As a Native New Mexican with Greek roots in the Santa Fe community that go back to the 1930s, Ms. K has been featured in the Santa Fe Mexican and the Albuquerque Journal.