SEAM SOLUTIONS GROUP - Key Persons
Kiesha Moodie is the Founder and Managing Partner of Seam Solutions Group LLC , an impact management and consultancy firm based in Miami, Florida. She recently served as the Managing Director, Alumni and Community Engagement for Teach For America (TFA), a national non-profit working to eliminate educational inequality in America, in Miami-Dade Florida. Kiesha's career started in the classroom in 2008 as a teacher. Three years later, she began working with Teach For America in 2011, serving an instructional and leadership coach for new teachers in the highest need schools in Miami-Dade. Currently, Kiesha leads a team charged with supporting a critical mass of over 500 TFA alumni residing in South Florida make a meaningful contribution to the ecosystem around them. Kiesha has pioneered community engagement initiatives to promote the value of education, parental engagement, and technology while fostering partnerships with universities, school districts, foundations, and startup companies. Her worked has helped to create jobs and connections that support a young and growing economy. She has also been a leader in the field in expanding access to opportunities and educational tools for 21st century readiness students and families.
Kiesha Moodie earned her B.A. in Business Administration from Florida State University, and her M.Ed. in Educational Leadership at Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas. She also studied at the Achievement Gap Institute at Harvard University. Kiesha is a published author on topics related to education, design thinking, and community engagement. She was also most recently featured in NewsOne's educational documentary, "Saving Tomorrow, Today", which highlighted urban educational solutions from leaders across the country.