Kia Brown-Dudley

Kia Brown-Dudley is the vice president of the ILA Board of Directors. Currently, she serves as the director of Programs & Partnerships for The Education Partners, where she collaborates with stakeholders to create transformational learning opportunities and supports schools and communities in nurturing a love of literacy in children.

Brown-Dudley’s career began as a teacher in the New York City Department of Education. Her expertise includes leading blended professional learning, developing research-based reading programs, and directing national initiatives advocating for transparency and equity in pre-K–12 education. She has collaborated with organizations such as the Boys' Club of New York, Reading Is Fundamental, and the National Urban League on family and community literacy empowerment and is the author of the Read and Rise Family Guide.

Brown-Dudley earned a Bachelor of Arts from Syracuse University and a Master of Arts in the Psychological Foundations of Reading from New York University. She whole-heartedly serves ILA members as they work to guarantee that literacy is a fundamental, inalienable human right for all.